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Psalms 62:1–8

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TRULY my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.
He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.
They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.
He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
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From verse 1

  1. Lamentations 3:25Rank 1 from verse 1
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    25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

  2. Psalms 62:2Rank 2 from verse 1
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    2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

  3. Isaiah 40:31Rank 3 from verse 1
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    31But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

  4. Psalms 33:20Rank 4 from verse 1
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    20Our soul waiteth for the Lord: he is our help and our shield.

  5. Psalms 37:7Rank 5 from verse 1
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    7Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.

From verse 2

  1. Psalms 18:2Rank 1 from verse 2
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    2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  2. 2 Corinthians 4:8–9Rank 2 from verse 2
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    8We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;

    9Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

  3. Psalms 62:6Rank 3 from verse 2
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    6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

  4. Isaiah 26:4Rank 4 from verse 2
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    4Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

  5. Isaiah 32:2Rank 5 from verse 2
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    2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

From verse 3

  1. Jeremiah 4:14Rank 1 from verse 3
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    14O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?

  2. Psalms 140:2Rank 2 from verse 3
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    2Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war.

  3. Psalms 82:2Rank 3 from verse 3
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    2How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.

  4. Exodus 16:28Rank 4 from verse 3
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    28And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

  5. Isaiah 30:13–14Rank 5 from verse 3
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    13Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant.

    14And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.

From verse 4

  1. Psalms 55:21Rank 1 from verse 4
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    21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.

  2. Psalms 28:3Rank 2 from verse 4
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    3Draw me not away with the wicked, and with the workers of iniquity, which speak peace to their neighbours, but mischief is in their hearts.

  3. Psalms 5:9Rank 3 from verse 4
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    9For there is no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.

  4. Romans 7:22Rank 4 from verse 4
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    22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

  5. Romans 1:32Rank 5 from verse 4
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    32Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.

From verse 5

  1. Micah 7:7Rank 1 from verse 5
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    7Therefore I will look unto the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

  2. Psalms 27:13–14Rank 2 from verse 5
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    13I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

    14Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

  3. Lamentations 3:24–26Rank 3 from verse 5
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    24The Lord is my portion, saith my soul; therefore will I hope in him.

    25The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him.

    26It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord.

  4. Psalms 42:11Rank 4 from verse 5
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    11Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.

  5. Psalms 71:5Rank 5 from verse 5
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    5For thou art my hope, O Lord God: thou art my trust from my youth.

From verse 6

  1. Psalms 112:6Rank 1 from verse 6
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    6Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.

  2. Psalms 62:2Rank 2 from verse 6
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    2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

  3. Psalms 16:8Rank 3 from verse 6
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    8I have set the Lord always before me: because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

  4. Proverbs 10:30Rank 4 from verse 6
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    30The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

  5. Isaiah 45:17Rank 5 from verse 6
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    17But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

From verse 7

  1. Psalms 3:3Rank 1 from verse 7
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    3But thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head.

  2. Isaiah 26:4Rank 2 from verse 7
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    4Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

  3. Psalms 94:22Rank 3 from verse 7
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    22But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.

  4. Psalms 18:2Rank 4 from verse 7
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    2The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

  5. Jeremiah 3:23Rank 5 from verse 7
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    23Truly in vain is salvation hoped for from the hills, and from the multitude of mountains: truly in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.

From verse 8

  1. Philippians 4:6Rank 1 from verse 8
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    6Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

  2. Isaiah 26:4Rank 2 from verse 8
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    4Trust ye in the Lord for ever: for in the Lord JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:

  3. Lamentations 2:19Rank 3 from verse 8
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    19Arise, cry out in the night: in the beginning of the watches pour out thine heart like water before the face of the Lord: lift up thy hands toward him for the life of thy young children, that faint for hunger in the top of every street.

  4. Psalms 142:2Rank 4 from verse 8
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    2I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble.

  5. 1 Samuel 1:15Rank 5 from verse 8
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    15And Hannah answered and said, No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit: I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but have poured out my soul before the Lord.

WORDS IN THIS PASSAGE

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DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 62:1

COMBINED MEANING

truly

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According to truth; in agreement with fact; Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; Exactly; justly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

waiteth

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Third-person singular present form of wait. Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 62:2

COMBINED MEANING

rock

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1. A mass of stone or a rocky place. 2. Figuratively, a secure refuge, strength, foundation, or cause of stumbling. 3. A title or figure for God or Christ.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

defence

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Sense 1: Protection from attack or harm; a means of defending. Sense 2: An answer made against an accusation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 62:3

COMBINED MEANING

long

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Sense 1: Extending a great distance or duration. Sense 2: To desire earnestly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bowing

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Present-participial or verbal-noun form of bow. Sense 1: To bend or incline the head, knees, face, or body downward. Sense 2: To make a bodily act of reverence or worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wall

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Sense 1: A structure raised to enclose, divide, or defend a place. Sense 2: Figuratively, a defense or protection.

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COMBINED MEANING

fence

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Sense 1: A barrier, enclosure, or defence. Sense 2: To enclose, guard, or fortify.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 62:4

COMBINED MEANING

cast

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1. To throw, send, put, lay, or direct a person or thing into, upon, around, toward, or away from a place, or into a stated condition. 2. To put away, reject, expel, remove, overthrow, or bring down. 3. To put forth or use a lot for choosing, dividing, or assigning. 4. To form an object by pouring molten material into a mould. 5. To shed, drop, or bring forth young, fruit, leaves, or flowers. 6. To raise, form, or prepare a bank, mount, trench, or way. 7. In "cast ... in his teeth," to reproach or charge something against him. 8. As a noun, the distance something may be thrown.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

excellency

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Surpassing greatness, dignity, superiority, or an eminent and highly valued quality.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

delight

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Sense 1: To take or give great pleasure or satisfaction. Sense 2: A high degree of pleasure or satisfaction of mind; joy.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

lies

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Sense 1: False statements or deceptions. Sense 2: As a verb, reclines, remains, is situated, or speaks falsely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

mouth

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Sense 1: The bodily opening used for eating, breathing, and speaking. Sense 2: The opening or entrance of a thing. Sense 3: Speech, utterance, or the agency of speaking.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

curse

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Sense 1: A pronouncement, sentence, or imposed condition of evil, loss, or judgment; an oath invoking such a penalty. Sense 2: As a verb, to pronounce judgment or evil upon, condemn, or revile.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 62:5

COMBINED MEANING

soul

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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

wait

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Sense 1: To remain in expectation or readiness. Sense 2: To attend or serve. Sense 3: As a noun, an ambush or concealed watch.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

upon

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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

expectation

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1. A looking or waiting for something anticipated; hope. 2. That which is looked to or relied upon.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 62:6

COMBINED MEANING

rock

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1. A mass of stone or a rocky place. 2. Figuratively, a secure refuge, strength, foundation, or cause of stumbling. 3. A title or figure for God or Christ.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

defence

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Sense 1: Protection from attack or harm; a means of defending. Sense 2: An answer made against an accusation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

moved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of move, meaning to change place; to stir, shake, prompt, influence, or set in action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 62:7

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

glory

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Sense 1: Splendour, honour, praise, majesty, or a ground of rejoicing or boasting. Sense 2: To boast, exult, take pride, or rejoice in a person or thing.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

rock

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1. A mass of stone or a rocky place. 2. Figuratively, a secure refuge, strength, foundation, or cause of stumbling. 3. A title or figure for God or Christ.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

strength

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Power, might, force, ability, firmness, courage, capacity, support, defence, resources, or that by which a person or thing is enabled to stand, act, endure, overcome, or accomplish a work.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

refuge

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A shelter, haven, protection, or source of safety to which one flees or trusts.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604

DEFINED WORDS

Psalms 62:8

COMBINED MEANING

trust

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Sense 1: Confidence or reliance placed in a person or thing. Sense 2: To rely upon, confide in, or place confidence in. Sense 3: Something committed to another's care or charge.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

pour

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To cause to flow or issue in a stream or continued succession; to send forth abundantly.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

your

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The possessive form of ye or you, ordinarily plural, marking what belongs to, concerns, proceeds from, or stands in relation to the persons addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

heart

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Sense 1: The bodily organ. Sense 2: The inward person: the mind, will, affections, conscience, or moral character.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

refuge

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A shelter, haven, protection, or source of safety to which one flees or trusts.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

us

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The first-person plural object pronoun, referring to the speaker together with one or more others as recipients or objects of an action or relation.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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1TRULY my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

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2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

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3How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

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4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

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5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

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6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

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7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

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8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

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9Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.

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