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` He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my defence; I shall not be
greatly moved'.
In verse 6, however, his confidence his grown. He has
compared the `bowing wall and tottering fence', and the vain
attempt of his enemy to cast him down; and he can now say :
` He only is my rock and my salvation: He is my defence; I shall not be
moved' (verse 6).
Here we have true boasting, namely, boasting in the Lord, for
he who says `I shall not be moved' without full trust in the Lord
may be self-deceived. With true humility the Psalmist says at
first: `I shall not be greatly moved', suggesting a consciousness
of human frailty as well as a confidence in Divine power.
Another passage of a similar kind is found in Psalm 46.
` God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved' (Psa. 46:5).
In another Psalm, David attributes this blessing to mercy:
` For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the Most
High he shall not be moved' (Psa. 21:7).
The same word in the original is rendered `to slip' and `to
slide' :
` Hold up my goings in Thy paths, that my footsteps slip not' (Psa. 17:5).
` Their foot shall slide in due time' (Deut. 32:35).
Coming back to Psalm 62, we find in the second reference to
God as the Refuge of His people, that He is not only a Refuge
and Defence from enemies without, but also a Refuge from
anxiety within :
` Trust in Him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before Him:
God is a refuge for us' (Psa. 62:8).