Psalms 62:3

(62:4) How long will ye devise mischief against a man? will ye all assault him murderously, as though he were a falling wall, a tottering fence?

Leeser Tanakh

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

2(62:3) Only he is my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defense: I shall not be greatly moved.

4(62:5) Yea, from his height do they take counsel to cast [him] down; they delight in lies: with their mouth do they bless, but inwardly do they curse. Selah.

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Cross References

Exodus 16:28And the Lord said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?

Psalms 4:2(4:3) O ye sons of men, how long shall my glory be put to shame? [how long] will ye love vanity, will ye seek for lies? Selah.

Psalms 18:3(18:4) Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.

Psalms 38:12(38:13) They also that seek after my life lay snares; and they that wish for my mishap speak wicked falsehoods; and deceits do they devise all the day long.

Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge unjustly, and treat with favor the face of the wicked? Selah.

Psalms 140:2(140:3) Who think over evil [resolves] in their heart, [who] every day are gathered 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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