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Would all of you throw me down— this leaning wall, this tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/62.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So many enemies against one man— all of them trying to kill me. To them I’m just a broken-down wall or a tottering fence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/62.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />How long will all of you attack a man to batter him, like a leaning wall, a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/62.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/62.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall <i>shall ye be, and as</i> a tottering fence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/62.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />How long will you attack a man? You shall be slain, all of you, Like a leaning wall and a tottering fence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/62.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will you attack a man, That you may murder <i>him,</i> all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/62.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />How long will you assail a man, That you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/62.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />How long will you assail a man, That you may murder <i>him,</i> all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/62.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />How long will you assail a man, That you may murder <i>him</i>, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a fence thrust down?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/62.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />How long will you attack a man So that you may murder him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/62.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you attack as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/62.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you attack as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering stone fence? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/62.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/62.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I feel like a shaky fence or a sagging wall. How long will all of you attack and assault me? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/62.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />How long will ye set upon a man, that ye may slay him, all of you, like a bowing wall, like a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/62.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />How long will all of you attack a person? How long will you try to murder him, as though he were a leaning wall or a sagging fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/62.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />How much longer will all of you attack someone who is no stronger than a broken-down fence? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/62.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />How long will you rage against someone? Would you attack him as if he were a leaning wall or a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/62.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />How long will you threaten a man? Will all of you throw him down like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/62.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />How long will you threaten a man? All of you are murderers, as dangerous as a leaning wall or an unstable fence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/62.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />How long will you assault a man, would all of you throw him down, Like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/62.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/62.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/62.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Until when do you devise mischief against a man? All of you are destroyed, "" As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/62.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Till when do ye devise mischief against a man? Ye are destroyed all of you, As a wall inclined, a hedge that is cast down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/62.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />How long will ye set upon a man? ye will kill all of you: as a wall inclining, a wall thrust down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/62.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />How long do you rush in upon a man? you all kill, as if you were thrusting down a leaning wall, and a tottering fence. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/62.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 61:4>How is it that you rush against a man? Every one of you puts to death, as if you were pulling down a ruined wall, leaning over and falling apart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/62.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />How long will you set yourself against a man? You shall all be destroyed, Like a sagging wall or a tumbled down fence! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/62.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />How long will you assail a person, will you batter your victim, all of you, as you would a leaning wall, a tottering fence?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/62.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />How long will you threaten a man so that you may kill him? Like a crumbling wall shall you be and as a tottering fence.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/62.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />How long will you be provoked by a man that you would kill, like a fallen wall or like an abandoned hedge?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/62.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />How long will ye set upon a man, That ye may slay him, all of you, As a leaning wall, a tottering fence?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/62.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />How long will ye assault a man? ye are all slaughtering as with a bowed wall and a broken hedge.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/62-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7254" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/62.htm">Waiting on God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">How long</a> <a href="/hebrew/575.htm" title="575: ’ā·nāh (Adv) -- Where? whither?. Or manah; contracted from 'aiyn; where?; hence, whither?, when?; also hither and thither."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2050.htm" title="2050: tə·hō·wṯ·ṯū (V-Piel-Imperf-2mp) -- To break in upon, to assail. A primitive root; properly, to break in upon, i.e. To assail.">will you threaten</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ʿal (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man?</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: ḵul·lə·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">Will all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7523.htm" title="7523: tə·rāṣ·ṣə·ḥū (V-Pual-Imperf-2mp) -- To murder, slay. A primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. Kill, especially to murder.">of you throw him down</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭui (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">like a leaning</a> <a href="/hebrew/7023.htm" title="7023: kə·qîr (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- A wall. Or qir; or qiyrah; from quwr; a wall.">wall</a> <a href="/hebrew/1760.htm" title="1760: had·də·ḥū·yāh (Art:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fs) -- To push, thrust. Or dachach daw-khakh'; a primitive root; to push down.">or a tottering</a> <a href="/hebrew/1447.htm" title="1447: gā·ḏêr (N-ms) -- A wall. From gadar; a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure.">fence?</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>They fully intend to cast him down from his lofty perch; they delight in lies; with their mouths they bless, but inwardly they curse. Selah…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Isaiah 30:13</a></span><br />this iniquity of yours is like a breach about to fail, a bulge in a high wall, whose collapse will come suddenly—in an instant!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a></span><br />Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-26.htm">Matthew 7:26-27</a></span><br />But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-2.htm">Job 19:2-3</a></span><br />“How long will you torment me and crush me with your words? / Ten times now you have reproached me; you shamelessly mistreat me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a></span><br />For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-42.htm">Matthew 21:42-44</a></span><br />Jesus said to them, “Have you never read in the Scriptures: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’? / Therefore I tell you that the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people who will produce its fruit. / He who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-10.htm">Mark 12:10-11</a></span><br />Have you never read this Scripture: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone. / This is from the Lord, and it is marvelous in our eyes’?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-17.htm">Luke 20:17-18</a></span><br />But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written: ‘The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone’? / Everyone who falls on this stone will be broken to pieces, but he on whom it falls will be crushed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-7.htm">1 Peter 2:7-8</a></span><br />To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,” / and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a></span><br />No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-6.htm">Jeremiah 6:6</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Cut down the trees and raise a siege ramp against Jerusalem. This city must be punished; there is nothing but oppression in her midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-10.htm">Ezekiel 13:10-11</a></span><br />Because they have led My people astray, saying, ‘Peace,’ when there is no peace, and whitewashing any flimsy wall that is built, / tell those whitewashing the wall that it will fall. Rain will come in torrents, I will send hailstones plunging down, and a windstorm will burst forth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-11.htm">Acts 4:11</a></span><br />This Jesus is ‘the stone you builders rejected, which has become the cornerstone.’</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">How long will you imagine mischief against a man? you shall be slain all of you: as a bowing wall shall you be, and as a tottering fence.</p><p class="hdg">How</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/4-2.htm">Psalm 4:2</a></b></br> O ye sons of men, how long <i>will ye turn</i> my glory into shame? <i>how long</i> will ye love vanity, <i>and</i> seek after leasing? Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/82-2.htm">Psalm 82:2</a></b></br> How long will ye judge unjustly, and accept the persons of the wicked? Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3</a></b></br> And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.</p><p class="hdg">imagine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11</a></b></br> For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, <i>which</i> they are not able <i>to perform</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-12.htm">Psalm 38:12</a></b></br> They also that seek after my life lay snares <i>for me</i>: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Psalm 140:2</a></b></br> Which imagine mischiefs in <i>their</i> heart; continually are they gathered together <i>for</i> war.</p><p class="hdg">ye shall</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-18.htm">Psalm 73:18-20</a></b></br> Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a></b></br> David said furthermore, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.</p><p class="hdg">bowing</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/30-13.htm">Isaiah 30:13,14</a></b></br> Therefore this iniquity shall be to you as a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking cometh suddenly at an instant… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Assail</a> <a href="/job/7-20.htm">Assault</a> <a href="/psalms/17-11.htm">Bowing</a> <a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/60-2.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/60-10.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/41-7.htm">Designing</a> <a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/psalms/58-2.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/psalms/59-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/56-13.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/job/10-11.htm">Fence</a> <a href="/job/1-10.htm">Hedge</a> <a href="/psalms/41-7.htm">Imagine</a> <a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-6.htm">Leaning</a> <a href="/psalms/55-10.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/10-8.htm">Murder</a> <a href="/job/39-28.htm">Point</a> <a href="/job/15-26.htm">Running</a> <a href="/psalms/58-6.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/psalms/59-11.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/psalms/60-8.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/job/4-4.htm">Tottering</a> <a href="/psalms/18-29.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/17-9.htm">Assail</a> <a href="/matthew/11-12.htm">Assault</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-5.htm">Bowing</a> <a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Break</a> <a href="/psalms/69-20.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Cast</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Designing</a> <a href="/psalms/63-9.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/psalms/64-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/65-12.htm">Falling</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-8.htm">Fence</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-19.htm">Hedge</a> <a href="/psalms/140-2.htm">Imagine</a> <a href="/psalms/116-2.htm">Inclined</a> <a href="/songs/8-5.htm">Leaning</a> <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/94-6.htm">Murder</a> <a href="/psalms/88-15.htm">Point</a> <a href="/psalms/133-2.htm">Running</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/psalms/88-5.htm">Slain</a> <a href="/psalms/94-6.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Throw</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-3.htm">Tottering</a> <a href="/psalms/78-13.htm">Wall</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 62</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/62-1.htm">David, professing his confidence in God, discourages his enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/62-5.htm">In the same confidence he encourages the godly</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/62-9.htm">No trust is to be put in worldly things</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/62-11.htm">Power and mercy belong to God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The psalmist, traditionally attributed to David, is expressing frustration over continuous threats and oppression. In the historical context, David often faced threats from enemies, including King Saul and later his own son Absalom. This question implies a sense of endurance and the expectation that God will eventually intervene. Biblically, this echoes the cries of other figures who faced persecution, such as Job and Jeremiah, who also questioned the duration of their suffering. It highlights the human experience of waiting on God's timing for deliverance.<p><b>Will all of you throw him down</b><br>This part of the verse suggests a collective effort against an individual, indicating that the psalmist feels surrounded by adversaries. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, communal actions were significant, and conspiracies against a leader were not uncommon. This imagery can be connected to the betrayal and conspiracy against Jesus Christ, where religious leaders and the crowd sought to bring Him down. Theologically, it underscores the theme of the righteous being opposed by the wicked, a recurring motif throughout the Psalms and the broader biblical narrative.<p><b>like a leaning wall or a tottering fence?</b><br>The simile of a leaning wall or tottering fence conveys vulnerability and imminent collapse. In ancient architecture, walls and fences were crucial for protection, and their instability would symbolize weakness and danger. This imagery suggests that the psalmist's enemies perceive him as weak and easy to overthrow. However, it also implies that their efforts are ultimately futile, as God is the true protector. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who, despite appearing vulnerable during His earthly ministry, was upheld by God and ultimately victorious over His adversaries. The metaphor serves as a reminder of the transient nature of human strength compared to divine support.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/62.htm">Psalm 62</a>, David is expressing his trust in God amidst adversity and threats from his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The unspecified adversaries who are threatening David, symbolizing those who oppose the righteous.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/leaning_wall_/_tottering_fence.htm">Leaning Wall / Tottering Fence</a></b><br>Metaphors used to describe the vulnerability and instability of a person under attack or pressure.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_strength.htm">Trust in God's Strength</a></b><br>Just as David faced threats, believers today can find strength and stability in God, who is our fortress.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/recognizing_vulnerability.htm">Recognizing Vulnerability</a></b><br>The imagery of a leaning wall reminds us of our own vulnerabilities and the need to rely on God's strength rather than our own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/perseverance_in_faith.htm">Perseverance in Faith</a></b><br>Despite the threats and instability, maintaining faith in God is crucial. He is our rock and salvation.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Recognize that spiritual threats can come from various sources, and we must be vigilant in prayer and reliance on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a></b><br>Just as a wall needs support, believers need the support of a faith community to stand firm against adversities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_62.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 62</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_injustice_present_in_psalm_62.htm">In Psalm 62, why is there still rampant injustice (verses 3, 9–10) if God truly is the believer’s secure refuge?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god's_mercy_reconciled_with_judgment.htm">In Psalm 103:8-10, God is portrayed as merciful--how do we reconcile this with Old Testament accounts of severe divine judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_62_1-2_address_suffering.htm">In Psalm 62:1-2, how can the promise of complete safety in God be reconciled with the reality of suffering and death among believers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_psalm_83_4_with_genesis_12_3.htm">How do we reconcile Psalm 83:4's call to wipe out Israel with God's promises of protection in other passages like Genesis 12:3?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/62.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Imagine mischief.</span>--This is the Rabbinical rendering of a word that occurs only here. The LXX. have "fall upon"; Vulg., "rush upon," a meaning supported by an Arabic root meaning to <span class= "ital">storm </span>or <span class= "ital">assault, </span>and is so far preferable to Aquila's and Jerome's "plot against," and Symmachus' "labour in vain," or Syriac, "act foolishly."<p><span class= "bld">Ye shall be slain.</span>--The reading varies, the Tiberian school reading the verb <span class= "ital">passive, </span>the Babylonian, <span class= "ital">active. </span>The latter is supported by the ancient versions. The primary meaning is given <span class= "ital">to break, </span>and we get:<p>How long will ye assault a man?<p>(How long) will ye try to break him down,<p>As if he were a bowing wall, a tottering fence.<p>The metaphor of the falling wall is common in Eastern proverbs. "The wall is bowing," is said of a man at the point of death. "By the oppression of the headman, the people of that village are <span class= "ital">a ruined wall."</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/62.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">How long will ye imagine mischief agaiust a man?</span> rather, <span class="accented">How long will ye assault</span> (or, <span class="accented">set upon</span>) <span class="accented">a man</span>? Attack him, that is - seek to do him grievous hurt, as ye are attacking me. <span class="cmt_word">Ye shall be slain all of you;</span> rather, <span class="accented">that ye may crush him, all of you together</span>. The hope of the conspirators under Absalom was in their <span class="accented">united</span> strength. <span class="cmt_word">As a bowing wall</span> shall ye be, and as <span class="cmt_word">a tottering fence.</span> The words supplied in the Authorized Version should be omitted. It is David who is viewed by his enemies as a bulged wall (see <a href="/isaiah/30-15.htm">Isaiah 30:15</a>) or a tottering fence, which it requires only a strong push to throw down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/62-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">How long</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will you threaten</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּהֽוֹתְת֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·hō·wṯ·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2050.htm">Strong's 2050: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break in upon, to assail</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man?</span><br /><span class="heb">אִישׁ֮</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Will all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֻ֫לְּכֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḵul·lə·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of you throw him down</span><br /><span class="heb">תְּרָצְּח֪וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tə·rāṣ·ṣə·ḥū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Pual - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7523.htm">Strong's 7523: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash in pieces, kill, to murder</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like a leaning</span><br /><span class="heb">נָט֑וּי</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭui)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">wall</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּקִ֥יר</span> <span class="translit">(kə·qîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7023.htm">Strong's 7023: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wall</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or a tottering</span><br /><span class="heb">הַדְּחוּיָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(had·də·ḥū·yāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1760.htm">Strong's 1760: </a> </span><span class="str2">To push, thrust</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fence?</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּ֝דֵ֗ר</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1447.htm">Strong's 1447: </a> </span><span class="str2">A circumvallation, an inclosure</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/62-3.htm">Psalm 62:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/62-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 62:3 How long will you assault a man (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/62-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 62:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 62:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/62-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 62:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 62:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>