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Psalms 18:31
31As for God, His way is perfect. The word of Adonai is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalms 18:31 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?
- New International Version (NIV)For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God?
- English Standard Version (ESV)For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?—
- New King James Version (NKJV)For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?
Context of Psalms 18:31
29For You light up my lamp. Adonai my God shines in my darkness. 30For with You I rush on a troop, with my God I scale a wall. As for God, His way is perfect. The word of Adonai is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. 32For who is God, except Adonai? And who is a Rock, except our God? 33God girds me with strength and makes my way straight.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:31 word by word
כִּ֤י מִ֣י אֱ֭לוֹהַּ מִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וּמִ֥י צ֝֗וּר זוּלָתִ֥י אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:31
- Psalms 86:8There is none like You among the gods, my Lord, there are no deeds like Yours.
- Deuteronomy 32:31Surely their rock is not like our Rock, as even our enemies judge.
- 1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as Adonai, for there is none besides You, nor is there any rock like our God.
- 2 Samuel 22:32For who is God, besides Adonai? and who is a Rock, besides our God?
- Isaiah 45:5I am Adonai—there is no other. Besides Me there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known Me,
Commentaries on Psalms 18:31
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31For who is God save the Lord? - "For who is Eloah, except Jehovah?" None is worthy of adoration but the self-existent, eternal, infinitely perfect, and all-merciful Being. Or who is a rock - A fountain emitting continual supplies of grace and goodness.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31For who is God save the Lord? - Who is God except Yahweh? The idea is, that no other being has evinced the power, the wisdom, and the goodness which properly belong to the true God; or, that the things which are implied in the true nature of God are found in no other being. Or who is a rock save our God? - See Psalm 18:2. There is no one who can furnish such safety or defense; no one under whose protection we can be secure in danger. Compare Deuteronomy…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-50Verses 29-50 When we praise for one mercy, we must observe the many more, with which we have been compassed all our days. Many things had contributed to David's advancement, and he owns the hand of God in them all, to teach us to do likewise. In verse #(32), and the following verses, are the gifts of God to the spiritual warrior, whereby he is prepared for the contest, after the example of his victorious Leader. Learn that we must seek release being made…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 30-36The psalmist experiences God’s rescue and provision of victory.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3230-32. God's perfection is the source of his own, which has resulted from his trust on the one hand, and God's promised help on the other. tried--"as metals are tried by fire and proved genuine" (Psa 12:6). Shield (Psa 3:3). Girding was essential to free motion on account of the looseness of Oriental dresses; hence it is an expressive figure for describing the gift of strength.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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