Psalms 62:3

How long will ye assail a man; will ye [seek], all of you, to break him down as a bowing wall or a tottering fence?

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence.

In Context

2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.

4They only consult to thrust [him] down from his excellency; they delight in lies; they bless with their mouth, but in their inward part they curse. Selah.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:28And Jehovah said to Moses, How long do ye refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?

Psalms 4:2Ye sons of men, till when is my glory [to be put] to shame? [How long] will ye love vanity, will ye seek after a lie? Selah.

Psalms 18:3I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Psalms 38:12And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.

Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah.

Psalms 140:2Who devise mischiefs in [their] heart; every day are they banded together for war.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 62:2-8

Waiting upon God; Confidence in God. 1 Truly my soul waiteth upon God: from him cometh my salvation. 2 He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. 3 How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence. 4 They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. 5 My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my… Read the whole commentary →

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