He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
Parallel translations
- WEB He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress — I will never be greatly shaken.
- 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.
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Cross-references · 15
- Ps 18:2The 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 Cor 4:8–9We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;
- Ps 62:6He only is my rock and my salvation: he is my defence; I shall not be moved.
- Isa 26:4Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength:
- Ps 89:26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
- Isa 32:2And 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.
- Ps 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- Ps 73:25–26Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee.
- Ps 59:9Because of his strength will I wait upon thee: for God is my defence.
- Ps 59:17Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing: for God is my defence, and the God of my mercy.
- Ps 37:24Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down: for the LORD upholdeth him with his hand.
- 1 Cor 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
- Ps 21:1The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
- Deut 32:30–31How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
- Mic 7:8–9Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
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