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Psalm 18:2–4

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2Yahweh is amy 1rock and bmy fortress and my cdeliverer,

My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;

My dshield and the ehorn of my salvation, my fstronghold.

3I call upon Yahweh, who is aworthy to be praised,

And I am bsaved from my enemies.

4The acords of death encompassed me,

And the btorrents of vileness 1terrified me.

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Psalm 18:2: 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.

Footnotes

  1. 1Or crag
  2. 1Or were assailing

Cross references

  1. aDeut 32:18; 1 Sam 2:2; Ps 18:31, 46; 28:1; 31:3; 42:9; 71:3; 78:15
  2. bPs 144:2
  3. cPs 19:14
  4. dPs 28:7; 33:20; 59:11; 84:9, 11; Prov 30:5
  5. ePs 75:10
  6. fPs 59:9
  7. aPs 48:1; 96:4; 145:3
  8. bPs 34:6
  9. aPs 116:3
  10. bPs 69:2; 124:3, 4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,

and I am saved from my enemies.

The cords of death encompassed me;

the torrents of destruction assailed me;

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I have been saved from my enemies.

The cords of death entangled me;

the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord is my rock,

my fortress, and my deliverer,

my God, my rock where I seek refuge,

my shield and the horn of my salvation,

my stronghold.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I was saved from my enemies.

The ropes of death were wrapped around me;

the torrents of destruction terrified me.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and he saved me from my enemies.

The ropes of death entangled me;

floods of destruction swept over me.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge,

my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.

I called upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised,

and I was saved from my enemies.

The ropes of death encircled me,

and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised:

So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

The sorrows of death compassed me,

And the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.