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Psalm 18:1–2

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*I love you, Lord, my strength.a

The Lord is my rock,b my fortressc and my deliverer;d

my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,e

my shieldf and the horn of my salvation,g my stronghold.

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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. *18:1–50 is numbered 18:2–51 in Hebrew texts.

Cross references

  1. a Ex 15:2; Dt 33:29; 1Sa 2:10; Ps 22:19; 28:7; 59:9; 81:1; Isa 12:2; 49:5; Jer 16:19
  2. b Ex 33:22
  3. cPs 28:8; 31:2,3; Isa 17:10; Jer 16:19
  4. dPs 40:17
  5. ePs 2:12; 9:9; 94:22
  6. f Ge 15:1; Ps 28:7; 84:9; 119:114; 144:2
  7. g 1Sa 2:1; Lk 1:69

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I love you, O Lord, my strength.

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

I love you, Lord, my strength.

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I love you, Lord, my strength.

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

I love you, Lord;

you are my strength.

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he said:

“I love you, O Yahweh, my strength.”

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

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.