Psalms 18:2
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, deliverer, my God, my rock, where I take refuge, my shield, my defender, my tower.
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1I love you, O Lord, my strength.
3Worthy of praise is the Lord whom I call on, he rescues me from all my foes.
Cross References
Psalms 28:1Unto you, O Lord, do I cry; my rock, be not deaf to me: lest, through holding your peace, I become like those who go down to the pit.
Psalms 62:2Yes, he is my rock, my help, my retreat, I shall not be shaken too sorely.
Psalms 75:10I will hew all the horns of the wicked, but the horns of the just shall be lifted.
Psalms 91:4he shelters you with his pinions, and under his wings you can hide. His truth will be a shield and buckler.
Psalms 132:17There will I raise up for David a dynasty of power. I have set my anointed a lamp that shall never go out.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:2-20
David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. 1 I will love thee, O Lord , my strength. 2 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. 3 I will call upon the Lord , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my… Read the whole commentary →