Tree of Life Version
Psalms 18:46
46Children of foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their hideouts.
Psalms 18:46 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation—
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Context of Psalms 18:46
44You free me from strifes of the people. You set me as head of the nations— people I did not know are serving me. 45As soon as they hear, they obey me. Children of foreigners cringe before me. Children of foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their hideouts. 47Adonai lives! And blessed be my Rock! Exalted be God my salvation! 48God—He gives me vengeance and subdues peoples under me.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:46 word by word
חַי־יְ֭הוָה וּבָר֣וּךְ צוּרִ֑י וְ֝יָר֗וּם אֱלוֹהֵ֥י יִשְׁעִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:46
- 2 Samuel 22:47Adonai lives! And blessed be my Rock! Exalted be God— the Rock of my salvation!
- Jeremiah 10:10But Adonai Elohim is truth. He is the living God and eternal King. At His wrath the earth quakes and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
- John 14:19In a little while, the world will no longer behold Me, but you will behold Me. Because I live, you also will live!
- Revelation 1:18and the One who lives. I was dead, but look—I am alive forever and ever! Moreover, I hold the keys of death and Sheol.
- Psalms 18:2He said, I love You, Adonai my strength!
- Psalms 42:9By day Adonai commands His love, and at night His song is with me— a prayer to the God of my life.
- Psalms 25:5Guide me in Your truth, and teach me, for You are God, my salvation, for You I wait all day.
- Psalms 68:20Blessed be my Lord! Day by day He bears our burdens— the God of our salvation! Selah
- Psalms 79:9Help us, God of our salvation— for the sake of the glory of Your Name. Deliver us, and atone for our sins— for Your name’s sake.
- Exodus 15:2Adonai is my strength and song, and He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will glorify Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
- Isaiah 12:2Behold, God is my salvation! I will trust and will not be afraid. For the Lord Adonai is my strength and my song. He also has become my salvation.”
- Luke 1:47and my spirit greatly rejoices in God, my Savior.
- Psalms 21:13For You make them turn their backs. You aim Your bowstrings at their faces.
- Psalms 57:5My soul is in the midst of lions. I lie among those breathing fire— sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongue is a sharp sword.
- Psalms 99:9Exalt Adonai our God, and worship at His holy hill, for holy is Adonai our God.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:46
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 46The Lord liveth - By him alone I have gained all my victories; and he continueth, and will be my Rock, the Source whence I may at all times derive help and salvation. May his name be blessed! May his kingdom be exalted!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 46The Lord liveth - Yahweh - the name used here - is often described as the living God in contradistinction to idols, who are represented as without life, Deuteronomy 5:26; Joshua 3:10; 2 Kings 19:4; Psalm 42:2; Matthew 16:16; 1 Thessalonians 1:9. Compare Psalm 115:5; Psalm 135:16. It is probably in allusion to this idea that the phrase “The Lord liveth” is used here. It is a joyful exclamation in view of all that God had done; of all the deliverances which…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. 46-50The psalmist again reflects on the Lord’s victories. God’s amazing rescue and the king’s victory are cause for celebration.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4646. The Lord liveth--contrasts Him with idols (1Co 8:4).Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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