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Psalm 62:3

How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?

1For the Chief Musician. To Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. My soul rests in God alone. My salvation is from him.
2He alone is my rock, my salvation, and my fortress. I will never be greatly shaken.
3How long will you assault a man? Would all of you throw him down, like a leaning wall, like a tottering fence?
4They fully intend to throw him down from his lofty place. They delight in lies. They bless with their mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah.
5My soul, wait in silence for God alone, for my expectation is from him.
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A leaning wall and a tottering fence picture how exposed one person can feel when a whole group is intent on bringing him down.

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11 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Jeremiah 4:14Jerusalem, wash your heart from wickedness, that you may be saved. How long will your evil thoughts lodge within you?Both ask how long wrongdoing will continue; Jeremiah addresses evil thoughts, while David confronts people assaulting a man.
Psalm 140:2those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.Both describe hostility involving a group: several assailants in Psalm 62 and people gathering for war in Psalm 140.
Psalm 82:2“How long will you judge unjustly, and show partiality to the wicked?” Selah.Both ask how long harm will continue, confronting assault in Psalm 62 and unjust judgment in Psalm 82.
Psalm 21:11For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed.Both speak of hostile intent against someone; Psalm 21 adds that the plot cannot succeed.
Exodus 16:28The LORD said to Moses, “How long do you refuse to keep my commandments and my laws?The shared thread is the question of duration: David challenges ongoing assault, while God challenges refusal to obey.
Isaiah 30:13–14therefore this iniquity shall be to you like a breach ready to fall, swelling out in a high wall, whose breaking comes suddenly in an instant.Both use a wall near collapse to depict danger, though Isaiah links the collapse to iniquity.
Proverbs 1:22“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?Both ask how long destructive conduct will continue: assault in the psalm, mockery and hatred of knowledge in Proverbs.
Psalm 38:12They also who seek after my life lay snares. Those who seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all day long.Both describe a person targeted for harm; Psalm 62 names assault, while Psalm 38 names snares and deceit.
Hosea 7:15Though I have taught and strengthened their arms, yet they plot evil against me.Both confront hostile intent, though David speaks of assault against a man and Hosea records plotting against God.
Exodus 10:3Moses and Aaron went in to Pharaoh, and said to him, “This is what the LORD, the God of the Hebrews, says: ‘How long will you refuse to humble yourself before …Both challenge persistent wrongdoing with a question about its duration: assault in the psalm and Pharaoh’s refusal to humble himself.
Proverbs 6:9How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?The shared wording asks how long something will continue; the psalm confronts assault, while Proverbs confronts prolonged sleep.
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David calls God his rock, then speaks of being pushed down. Feeling vulnerable does not erase faith: his hope rests in God even while the assault continues.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).