Psalms 18:1
I will love thee, O Yahweh my strength!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
In Context
Cross References
Exodus 15:1Then, sang Moses, and the sons of Israel, this song unto Yahweh, and they spake, saying,—I will sing to Yahweh, for he is exalted, exalted,—The horse and his rider, hath he cast into the sea.
1 Samuel 2:1Then prayed Hannah, and said, My heart hath leaped for joy in Yahweh, My horn is exalted in Yahweh, My mouth is opened wide, o’er my foes, Because I rejoice in thy salvation.
2 Samuel 22:22For I had kept the ways of Yahweh,—and not broken away from my God;
Psalms 28:7Yahweh, is my strength and my shield, In him, hath trusted my heart, and I have found help,—Therefore hath my heart danced for joy, and, with my song, do I praise him.
Psalms 36:1Declareth the transgression of the lawless one, within my heart, There is, no dread of God, before his eyes;
Psalms 116:16I beseech thee, O Yahweh—for, I, am thy servant,—I, am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid, Thou hast loosened my bonds.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:1
This psalm we met with before, in the history of David's life, 2 Sam. xxii. That was the first edition of it; here we have it revived, altered a little, and fitted for the service of the church. It is David's thanksgiving for the many deliverances God had wrought for him; these he desired always to preserve fresh in his own memory and to diffuse and entail the knowledge of them. It is an admirable composition. The poetry is very fine, the images are bold, the expressions lofty, and every word is proper and… Read the whole commentary →