Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 62:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“They only consult to cast {him} down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. {inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts}”
Psalms 62:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
He only {is} my rock and my salvation; {he is} my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. {defence: Heb. high place}
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.
They only consult to cast {him} down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. {inwardly: Heb. in their inward parts}
My soul, wait thou only upon God; for my expectation {is} from him.
He only {is} my rock and my salvation: {he is} my defence; I shall not be moved.
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