Psalms 62:11

“God hath spoken once, etc.] One word of his is more to be confided in, and depended on, than all the men and things in the world. The meaning is not that God hath only spoke once; he has spoke often; he spoke all things out of nothing in creation; he spoke all the words of the law at Mount Sinai; he spoke by the prophets under the Old Testament dispensation, and by his Son in the last days, and still by the ministers of the Gospel: but the sense is, that what God has once spoken stands; it is irreversible and immutable; it is firm, sure, and unalterable; he does not repent, he cannot lie, nor will he alter the thing that is gone out of his lips; and therefore his word is to be trusted to,…”

“once; twice--(as in Job 33:14; Job 40:5), are used to give emphasis to the sentiment. God's power is tempered by His mercy, which it also sustains.”

“God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this - This repetition, or this declaration that he had heard the thing repeated, is designed to give emphasis to what was said, or to call attention to it as particularly worthy of notice. See the notes at Job 33:14. Compare Job 40:5. The sentiment here is particularly important, or is deserving of special attention, because, as the psalmist had shown, all other resources fail, and confidence is to be placed in nothing else for that which man so much needs; neither in people, whether of low degree or high Psalms 62:9; not in oppressive acts - acts of mere power; not in plunder; not in wealth, however acquired, Psalms 62:10. That power belongeth unto…”

“Spoken - Frequently, both immediately as at Sinai, and by his holy prophets, from time to time. That - That power is God's prerogative; and consequently all creatures, either against or without him, are poor impotent things. Psalms 62:12”

“62:11-12 Strength and unfailing love remain in balance only in God. He cares for his people by ridding the world of evildoers (see 1:6).”

“spoken: Job 33:14, Job 40:5 power: or, strength, Psa 68:34, Psa 68:35; Isa 26:4; Mat 6:13, Mat 28:18; Joh 19:11; Rev 19:1 Psalms 62:12”