Psalms 62:7

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 62:7 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Psalms 62:7 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 62

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“In God [is] my salvation, etc.] Or “upon God” f828; he that is God over all has took it upon him to save me; he is the author of salvation to me; and it is in him safe and secure, and I shall be saved in him with an everlasting salvation: and my glory; the author of all his temporal glory, honour, and dignity; and of all his spiritual glory, which lay in the righteousness of Christ put upon him, and in the grace of God wrought in him; and of the eternal glory he was waiting for; and besides, God was the object of his glorying, of whom he boasted, and in whom he gloried; (see <190303>Psalm 3:3); the rock of my strength, [and] my refuge, [is] in God; not only his strength, as well as his…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“rock of my strength--or strongest support (Psa 7:10; Psa 61:3).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“In God is my salvation - See Psalms 62:1. That is, his salvation, his safety, his anticipated deliverance, was to come only from God. And my glory - That in which I glory or boast; the source of all in me that is glorious or honorable. he gloried that there was such a God; he gloried that He was his God. The rock of my strength - The strong rock; the refuge that cannot be successfully assailed; where I shall feel strong and secure. See the notes at Psalms 18:2. My refuge - That to which I may flee for safety. See the notes at Psalms 46:1. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“In God: Isa 45:25; Jer 3:23, Jer 9:23, Jer 9:24; Co1 1:30, Co1 1:31; Gal 6:14 glory: Psa 3:3, Psa 4:2 rock: Psa 18:2, Psa 18:46, Psa 94:22, Psa 95:1; Isa 26:4 Psalms 62:8”
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