“God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.”
The assertion that power belongs to God and steadfast love belongs to God establishes the divine attributes that undergird the entire theology of the psalm. The reference to rendering to each according to their deeds establishes that God's power is exercised with justice: outcomes correspond to actions. The mention of both power and love indicates that divine governance is not arbitrary but just and merciful. This verse provides the theological foundation for the entire exhortation: God's character is reliable and just.
Church Fathers on Psalms 62:11
1. The title of it is, “Unto the end, in behalf of Idithun, a Psalm to David himself.” I recollect that already to you has been explained what Idithun is....Let us see how far he has leaped over, and whom he has “leaped over,” and in what place, though he has leaped over certain men, he is situate, whence as from a kind of spiritual and secure position he may behold what is below....He being set, I say, in a certain fortified place, does say, “Shall not my soul be subject to…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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