Psalms 18:35
Thou have also given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand has held me up, and thy gentleness has made me great.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
34He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
36Thou have enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:29Happy are thou, O Israel. Who is like thee, a people saved by LORD, the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee, and thou shall tread upon their high places.
Psalms 5:12For thou will bless the righteous man, O LORD. Thou will encompass him with favor as with a shield. Selah.
Psalms 28:7LORD is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise him.
Psalms 144:1Blessed be LORD, my rock, who teaches my hands to war, [and] my fingers to fight,
Isaiah 40:11He will feed his flock like a shepherd. He will gather the lambs in his arm, and carry them in his bosom, [and] will gently lead those who have their young.
Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:30-50
Grateful Remembrance of Past Deliverances; Confidence in the Divine Goodness. 29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 31 For who is God save the Lord ? or who is a rock save our God? 32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 34 He teacheth my hands to war,… Read the whole commentary →