Psalms

Psalm 62:2–3

²He alone is my rock and my salvation.

He is my fortress;

I will never be shaken.

³How long will you threaten a man?

Will all of you throw him down

like a leaning wall

or a tottering fence?

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	ה֣וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
alone	אַךְ־	’aḵ-	Adverb	H389 surely
is my rock	צ֭וּרִי	ṣū·rî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6697 rock, cliff
and my salvation	וִֽישׁוּעָתִ֑י	wî·šū·‘ā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H3444 salvation
my fortress	מִ֝שְׂגַּבִּ֗י	miś·gab·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4869 secure height, retreat
I will never	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
be shaken	אֶמּ֥וֹט	’em·mō·wṭ	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4131 totter, shake, slip

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
How long	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
will you threaten	תְּהֽוֹתְת֣וּ	tə·hō·wṯ·ṯū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H2050 break in upon, assail
a man	אִישׁ֮	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
Will all	כֻ֫לְּכֶ֥ם	ḵul·lə·ḵem	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
of you throw him down	תְּרָצְּח֪וּ	tə·rāṣ·ṣə·ḥū	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7523 murder, slay
like a leaning	נָט֑וּי	nā·ṭui	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
wall	כְּקִ֥יר	kə·qîr	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H7023 wall
or a tottering	הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃	had·də·ḥū·yāh	Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H1760 push, thrust
fence	גָּ֝דֵ֗ר	gā·ḏêr	Noun - masculine singular	H1447 wall

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 62:2 Psalm 18:2 · 2 Corinthians 4:8–9 · Psalm 62:6 · Isaiah 26:4 · Psalm 73:25–26 · Isaiah 32:2 · Psalm 89:26 · Psalm 59:17 · Psalm 27:1 · Psalm 59:9 · Psalm 37:24 · 1 Corinthians 10:13

Psalm 62:3 Jeremiah 4:14 · Psalm 140:2 · Psalm 82:2 · Proverbs 1:22 · Exodus 16:28 · Isaiah 30:13–14 · Psalm 38:12 · Psalm 21:11 · Hosea 7:15 · Psalm 4:2 · 1 Samuel 26:10 · Proverbs 6:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.