New Living Translation
Psalms 18:2
2The 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.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)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.
- 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.
Context of Psalms 18:2
1I love you, Lord; you are my strength. 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. 3I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. 4The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over 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 28:1I pray to you, O Lord, my rock. Do not turn a deaf ear to me. For if you are silent, I might as well give up and die.
- Psalms 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress where I will never be shaken.
- Isaiah 32:2Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a parched land.
- Psalms 91:2This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.
- Psalms 144:2He is my loving ally and my fortress, my tower of safety, my rescuer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in him. He makes the nations submit to me.
- Jeremiah 16:19Lord, you are my strength and fortress, my refuge in the day of trouble! Nations from around the world will come to you and say, “Our ancestors left us a foolish heritage, for they worshiped worthless idols.
- Hebrews 2:13He also said, “I will put my trust in him,” that is, “I and the children God has given me.”
- Psalms 91:4He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
- Proverbs 2:7He grants a treasure of common sense to the honest. He is a shield to those who walk with integrity.
- Psalms 132:17Here I will increase the power of David; my anointed one will be a light for my people.
- 2 Samuel 22:3my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.
- Proverbs 18:10The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; the godly run to him and are 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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