Only, Only, Only
"Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken."
— Psalm 62:1-2
In Hebrew one short word keeps returning in this psalm: ak, meaning only or surely. David uses it six times in eleven verses. He was under pressure from people working against him, and he kept repeating the same thing under his breath. It reads like a man steadying himself by saying it again, not like a man who already feels calm.