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A Twice-Told Truth
Commentators explain that the phrase "God has spoken once, twice have I heard this" is a Hebrew literary device for adding powerful emphasis. It signals that what follows is a foundational, unchangeable truth that has been firmly established. Whether God spoke repeatedly or the psalmist meditated on it repeatedly, the message is certain: this is a core principle of faith that must not be forgotten.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 62:11
18th Century
Theologian
God has spoken once; twice have I heard this - This repetition, or this declaration that he had heard the thing repeated, is design…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 62:11
19th Century
Bishop
Once; twice. —The usual Hebrew mode of emphasizing a numerical statement, and one that grows naturally out of the structure of the…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 62:11
19th Century
Preacher
God has spoken once; twice I have heard this: that power belongs to God.
Hear that, Christian, and from this day forward place no r…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 62:11
16th Century
Theologian
God hath spoken once. The Psalmist considered that the only effective method of drawing the minds of men away from the vain delusions in w…
John Gill
On Psalms 62:11
17th Century
Pastor
God has spoken once
One word of his is more to be confided in and depended on than all the men and things in the wor…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 62:8–12
17th Century
Minister
Those who have found the comfort of the ways of God themselves will invite others into those ways; we will never have less because others share wit…