Psalm 62:1-2

New English Translation

Footnotes

1. Psalm 62:1 sn Psalm 62. The psalmist expresses his unwavering confidence in God’s justice and in his ability to protect his people.
2. Psalm 62:1 tn Heb “only for God [is] there silence [to] my soul.”
3. Psalm 62:1 tn Heb “from him [is] my deliverance.”
4. Psalm 62:2 tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”
5. Psalm 62:2 tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).
6. Psalm 62:2 tn The Hebrew text adds רַבָּה (rabbah, “greatly”) at the end of the line. It is unusual for this adverb to follow a negated verb. Some see this as qualifying the assertion to some degree, but this would water down the affirmation too much (see v. 6b, where the adverb is omitted). If the adverb has a qualifying function, it would suggest that the psalmist might be shaken, though not severely. This is inconsistent with the confident mood of the psalm. The adverb probably has an emphatic force here, “I will not be greatly shaken” meaning “I will not be upended.”