He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress — I will never be greatly shaken.
Parallel translations
- KJV He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
- BSB He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- NKJV He only is my rock and my salvation; He is my defense; I shall not be greatly moved.
- NASB He alone is my rock and my salvation, My stronghold; I will not be greatly shaken.
- NLT He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
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Quick answer
David affirms God alone is his rock, salvation, and fortress, so he will not be greatly shaken. It grounds his stability in God's unchanging strength.
Overview
David piles up images of God as rock, salvation, and fortress to express unshakeable security. Because his refuge is God himself, no trouble can topple him completely. Such confidence rests not on circumstances but on the steadfast character of God, who is our rock in Christ.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 15
- Ps 18:2Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
- 2 Cor 4:8–9We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
- Ps 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress. I will not be shaken.
- Isa 26:4Trust in Yahweh forever; for in Yah, Yahweh, is an everlasting Rock.
- Ps 89:26He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
- Isa 32:2A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.
- Ps 27:1By David. Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid?
- Ps 73:25–26Whom do I have in heaven? There is no one on earth whom I desire besides you.
- Ps 59:9Oh, my Strength, I watch for you, for God is my high tower.
- Ps 59:17To you, my strength, I will sing praises. For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
- Ps 37:24Though he stumble, he shall not fall, for Yahweh holds him up with his hand.
- 1 Cor 10:13No temptation has taken you except what is common to man. God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted above what you are able, but will with the temptation also make the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it.
- Ps 21:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, Yahweh! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!
- Deut 32:30–31How could one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, and Yahweh had delivered them up?
- Mic 7:8–9Don’t rejoice against me, my enemy. When I fall, I will arise. When I sit in darkness, Yahweh will be a light to me.
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