Verse
Psalms 18:2 — The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my…
“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.”
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The verses around Psalms 18:2.
1I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
2The 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.
3I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
Verse explanation
The psalm stacks up several images of protection one after another — rock, fortress, shield, refuge — a common device in Hebrew poetry for reinforcing the same idea through different metaphors, not for describing literal objects.
From the Psalms 18 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 18:2 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
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.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
O Senhor é o meu rochedo, e o meu logar forte e o meu libertador; o meu Deus, a minha fortaleza, em quem confio, o meu escudo, a força da minha salvação, e o meu alto refugio.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
O SENHOR é minha rocha, e minha fortaleza, e meu libertador, meu Deus, meu rochedo, em quem confio; [é] meu escudo, e a força da minha salvação, meu alto refúgio.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
El Señor es mi roca, mi fortaleza y mi Salvador. Él es mi Dios, la roca que me protege. Me cuida del peligro. Su poder es como un escudo, y me mantiene a salvo.
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