Psalms 62:3

How long will ye shout at a man? Ye shall be crushed all of you,—Like a wall that bulgeth,—a fence pushed in!

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

2Surely, he, is my rock and my salvation, My high tower—I shall not be greatly shaken!

4Surely, from his elevation, they have taken counsel to thrust him down, They accept falsehood,—With his mouth, they each of them bless, But, inwardly, they revile. [Selah.]

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Cross References

Exodus 16:28Then said Yahweh unto Moses,—How long have ye refused to keep my commandments and my laws?

Psalms 4:2Ye sons of the great! how long, turning my glory to contempt, will ye love emptiness, will ye seek falsehood? [Selah.]

Psalms 18:3As one worthy to be praised, called I on Yahweh,—And, from my foes, was I saved.

Psalms 38:12Yea they who are seeking my life, have laid snares, and they who are asking my harm, have threatened engulfing ruin, And, deceitful things—all day long, do they mutter.

Psalms 82:2How long will ye judge perversely, And, the countenances of the lawless, uplift? [Selah.]

Psalms 140:2Who have devised mischiefs in their [heart], Every day, do they stir up wars:

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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