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Psalms 62:6–8

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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 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 62:6

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.

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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

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Psalms 62:7

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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

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people

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

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pour

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

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out

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

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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.

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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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62:1TRULY my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation.

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

62:3How 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.

62:4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.

62:5My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation is from him.

62:6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.

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62:7In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

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62:8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

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62:9Surely 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.

62:10Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.

62:11God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.

62:12Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.

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