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Psalms 18:31

Yahweh is [RHQ] the only one who is God; only he is like an overhanging rock under which we can be safe.

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?

In Context

30Everything that Yahweh my God does is perfect. We can depend on him to do what he promises. He is like a shield [MET] to protect all those who go to him for refuge.

32God is the one who enables me to be strong and who keeps me safe on the roads that I walk on.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:31Your enemies know that their gods are not powerful like Yahweh, our God, so their gods could not have defeated us Israelis.

1 Samuel 2:2There is no one who is holy like you, Yahweh. There is no other god like you. There is no one like you, our God, who can protect us as though you were putting us beneath a huge rock where we can hide from danger.

Psalms 12:7Wicked people strut around proudly, and people praise them for doing vile/wicked deeds, but Yahweh, we know that you will protect/rescue us from those wicked people.

Proverbs 30:5Everything that God has said is true; he is like a shield [MET] for all those who request him to protect them.

Isaiah 45:21Talk among yourselves, and decide what you will say to prove that your praying to idols is good. And when you do that, I will ask you, ‘Who predicted long ago what has now happened? Did any idol tell you that those things would happen [RHQ]?’ No, it was [RHQ] only I, Yahweh, who told you, because I am the only God; there is no other God. I am a God who acts righteously and saves people; there is no other one who does these things.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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Study Psalms 18:31

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