Psalms 62:2

62:2 He alone is my protector ¹  and deliverer.

He is my refuge; ²  I will not be upended. ³ 

Psalms 62:6

62:6 He alone is my protector ⁴  and deliverer.

He is my refuge; ⁵  I will not be upended. ⁶ 

Psalms 112:6

112:6 For he will never be upended;

others will always remember one who is just. ⁷ 

Psalms 125:1

Psalm 125 ⁸ 

A song of ascents. ⁹ 

125:1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion;

it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

[62:2]  ¹ tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

[62:2]  ² tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[62:2]  ³ tn The Hebrew text adds רַבָּה (rabbah, “greatly”) at the end of the line. It is unusual for this adverb to follow a negated verb. Some see this as qualifying the assertion to some degree, but this would water down the affirmation too much (see v. 6b, where the adverb is omitted). If the adverb has a qualifying function, it would suggest that the psalmist might be upended, though not severely. This is inconsistent with the confident mood of the psalm. The adverb probably has an emphatic force here, “I will not be greatly upended” meaning “I will not be annihilated.”

[62:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

[62:6]  ⁵ tn Or “my elevated place” (see Ps 18:2).

[62:6]  ⁶ sn The wording is identical to that of v. 2, except that רַבָּה (rabbah, “greatly”) does not appear in v. 6.

[112:6]  ⁷ tn Heb “for an eternal memorial a just [one] will be.”

[125:1]  ⁸ sn Psalm 125. The psalmist affirms his confidence in the Lord’s protection and justice.

[125:1]  ⁹ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.