In verse 2 David calls Him our Rock. He is implying a foundation, a source of stability that keeps us from undirected anxiety, just running all over the place, not knowing what we are doing. Also in verse 2 he says He is our defense, or our defender. God has ways of deflecting attacks that no human being can. Also in verse 7 He is our refuge meaning an unqualified place of safety in any circumstance. It does not matter what it is. The Hebrew shows us in this one psalm that five times in this brief 12-verse psalm he exhorts himself, or instructs us, that God is the only sure place of refuge. Now how is it that God can do all these things? He is our Rock, our Salvation, our Defender, our Refuge, and our Glory, because, as David says quite simply in verse 11, Power belongs to God. It is right here that we are confronted with a major reason why God is the only One who can be fully relied upon in our time of need. Power is not only something God possesses, but when we come to understand it, ALL power belongs to Him! All power flows from Him, and He gives it to whomsoever He wills. Power is God's possession to use in any situation, no matter what it might be, and distributed as He sees fit. There is no help like Him anywhere, because power belongs to Him. Is there any area of life; is there any need that He is not superior to any source that we might possibly seek out to provide help during our time of need? So David is suggesting to us that whenever you are in trouble and need help, why not just go right to the top? This entire Psalm 62 is a brief general instruction explaining why we should trust God. In a broad way, David is saying that God's power to act in behalf of His purposes is the very foundation of our faith in Him.

God is our defense. He can deflect attacks in ways humans cannot provide. David expressed his confidence in God as defense because he believed in God's awareness and strength which is strong enough to put down nations. He also recalled God's mercy toward those who serve Him. David trusted God because of the combination of God's strengths and His power combined with His mercy and His will to use them in behalf of those who trust Him. In Psalm 62 David dedicated almost the whole psalm to this theme. He stated repeatedly that God only is his rock and his salvation and that He is his defense. David exhorted that God is a refuge for us. Five times in this brief psalm he exhorted himself or instructed that God is the only sure place of refuge and of help in times of trouble. David named God as our rock salvation defender refuge and glory. He can hold all these titles because power belongs to God. This confronts us with a major reason why God is the only One we can rely on fully in our time of need. Power is not only something God possesses but all power belongs to Him. All power flows from Him and He gives it to whomever He will. God not only has power as a possession but He can use it in any situation or distribute it as He sees fit.

God's name defends. The name of the Lord is a strong tower. The righteous run to it and are safe. This is all about protection and defense. All that is necessary is to run to God's name because it is like a strong tower. That name represents all the power of God that He can put at our disposal in our defense. Some trust in chariots and some in horses but we will remember the name of the Lord our God. It is not necessary to have horses and chariots. All that is needed is the name of the Lord. Let him trust in the name of the Lord and rely upon his God. All that is needed is God's name.