- My Salvation and Refuge
Psalm 62:6,7
He only is my rock and my salvation:
He is my defence; I shall not be moved.
In God is my salvation and my glory:
The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him:
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
God is many things for me, and each description of God is preceded by “my,” meaning that God and the attributes described belong to me; He is not mine in the sense that I own and control Him, but in the sense that He is for me, on my side, and all the resources He controls are at my disposal for my good and my salvation. God is this for me: rock, salvation, defense, salvation, glory, strength, and refuge. These seven metaphors for my God are synonyms used in pleonasm to build up the effect and make clear who God is and what He can do for me.
Nothing could be stronger; nothing could be safer; nothing could be better for me than to trust in him at all times. And because He is so strong and safe I can pour out my heart before him. He hears and cares about me and He is able to do something about what threatens me; He will keep me safe in His refuge. Where else would I turn? To whom should I go? Only my God has given me such precious and very great promises. There is an emphasis on the word “only.” The Lord is the only God and the only Salvation. He only receives my trust and my heart.