English Standard Version
Psalms 18:2
2The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalms 18:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
Context of Psalms 18:2
1I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. 3I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. 4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:2 word by word
יְהוָ֤ה׀ סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י אֵלִ֣י צ֭וּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ מָֽגִנִּ֥י וְקֶֽרֶן־יִ֝שְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- my rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
- and my fortressמְצוּדָהmâtsûd metsûdâh metsûdâh · fortressH4686
- and my delivererפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
- my Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
- my strengthצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
- in whom I will trustחָסָהchâsâh · to seek refugeH2620
- my bucklerמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
- and the hornקֶ֫רֶןqeren · hornH7161
- of my salvationיֵ֫שַׁעyesha‛ yêsha‛ · salvationH3468
- my high towerמִשְׂגָּבmiώgâb · high refugeH4869
Cross-references for Psalms 18:2
- Psalms 28:1To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to the pit.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be greatly shaken.
- Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a hiding place from the wind, a shelter from the storm, like streams of water in a dry place, like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
- Psalms 91:2I will say to the Lord, "My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."
- Psalms 144:2he is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- Jeremiah 16:19O Lord, my strength and my stronghold, my refuge in the day of trouble, to you shall the nations come from the ends of the earth and say: "Our fathers have inherited nothing but lies, worthless things in which there is no profit.
- Hebrews 2:13And again, "I will put my trust in him." And again, "Behold, I and the children God has given me."
- Psalms 91:4He will cover you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness is a shield and buckler.
- Proverbs 2:7he stores up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to those who walk in integrity,
- Psalms 132:17There I will make a horn to sprout for David; I have prepared a lamp for my anointed.
- 2 Samuel 22:3my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The Lord is my rock - 2. I stand on him as my foundation, and derive every good from him who is the source of good. The word סלע sela signifies those craggy precipices which afford shelter to men and wild animals; where the bees often made their nests, and whence honey was collected in great abundance. "He made him to suck honey out of the rock," Deuteronomy 32:13. 3. He was his fortress; a place of strength and safety, fortified by nature and art, where…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2The Lord is my rock - The idea in this expression, and in the subsequent parts of the description, is that he owed his safety entirely to God. He had been unto him as a rock, a tower, a buckler, etc. - that is, he had derived from God the protection which a rock, a tower, a citadel, a buckler furnished to those who depended on them, or which they were designed to secure. The word “rock” here has reference to the fact that in times of danger a lofty rock…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2A shield symbolizes protection, salvation, and victory (Psalms 7:10; 18:2, 30, 35; 84:11; 91:4; 115:9, 10, 11; 119:114; 144:2). It inspires trust, patience, and confidence in God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. The various terms used describe God as an object of the most implicit and reliable trust. rock--literally, "a cleft rock," for concealment. strength--a firm, immovable rock. horn of my salvation--The horn, as the means of attack or defense of some of the strongest animals, is a frequent emblem of power or strength efficiently exercised (compare De 33:17; Lu 1:69). tower--literally, "high place," beyond reach of danger.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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