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Psalm 18:title–1

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For the music director; by the Lord’s servant David, who sang40 to the Lord the words of this song when41 the Lord rescued him from the power42 of all his enemies, including Saul.43

18:1He said:1

“I love2 you, Lord, my source of strength!3

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Footnotes

  1. 40 Heb “spoke.”
  2. 41 Heb “in the day,” or “at the time.”
  3. 42 Heb “hand.”
  4. 43 Heb “and from the hand of Saul.”
  5. 1 A number of translations (e.g., , , ) assign the words “he said” to the superscription, in which case the entire psalm is in first person. Other translations (e.g., ) include the introductory “he said” at the beginning of v. 1.
  6. 2 The verb רָחַם (rakham) elsewhere appears in the Piel (or Pual) verbal stem with the basic meaning, “have compassion.” The verb occurs only here in the basic (Qal) stem. The basic stem of the verbal root also occurs in Aramaic with the meaning “love” (see 2:1068–69; 1467 רָחַם; G. Schmuttermayr, “rhm: eine lexikalische Studie,” 51 [1970]: 515–21). Since this introductory statement does not appear in the parallel version in 2 Sam 22:1–51, it is possible that it is a later addition to the psalm, made when the poem was revised for use in worship.
  7. 3 Heb “my strength.” “Strength” is metonymic here, referring to the Lord as the one who bestows strength to the psalmist; thus the translation “my source of strength.”

The NET Bible First Edition, Copyright 1996-2005 by Biblical Studies Press

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who addressed the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said:

I love you, O Lord, my strength.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:

I love you, Lord, my strength.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For the choir director. Of the servant of the Lord, David, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the power of Saul. He said:

I love you, Lord, my strength.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the Lord. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang:

I love you, Lord;

you are my strength.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the music director. Of David, the servant of Yahweh,

who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song

when Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies,

and from the hand of Saul.

And he said:

“I love you, O Yahweh, my strength.”

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

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