Psalms 18:2

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 will love thee, O Yhwh, my strength. Yhwh 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. 3I will call upon Yhwh, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

Psalms 18:2 word by word

יְהוָ֤ה׀ סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י אֵלִ֣י צ֭וּרִי אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ מָֽגִנִּ֥י וְקֶֽרֶן־יִ֝שְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• Yhwhיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · 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 28:1Unto thee will I cry, O Yhwh my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
• Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
• Isaiah 32:2And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
• Psalms 91:2I will say of Yhwh, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
• Psalms 144:2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
• Jeremiah 16:19O Yhwh, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.
• Hebrews 2:13And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
• Psalms 91:4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
• Proverbs 2:7He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
• Psalms 132:17There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
• 2 Samuel 22:3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
• Proverbs 18:10The name of Yhwh is a strong tower: the righteous runneth 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

Topics related to Psalms 18:2

• Blessing
• Faith
• Fort
• Readings, Select
• Rock
• Salvation
• Shield
• Testimony
• Tower

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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