He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
Parallel translations
- WEB He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress — I will never be greatly shaken.
- KJV He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
- 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 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- 2 Cor 4:8–9We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
- Ps 62:6He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
- Isa 26:4Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Ps 89:26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
- Isa 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
- Ps 27:1Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread?
- Ps 73:25–26Whom have I in heaven but You? And on earth I desire no one besides You.
- Ps 59:9I will keep watch for You, O my strength, because You, O God, are my fortress.
- Ps 59:17To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion.
- Ps 37:24Though he falls, he will not be overwhelmed, for the LORD is holding his hand.
- 1 Cor 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
- Ps 21:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
- Deut 32:30–31How could one man pursue a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up?
- Mic 7:8–9Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will arise; though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light.
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