Psa 18:2
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. {my strength: Heb. my rock}
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My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and {he} in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. {My goodness: or, My mercy}
In God {is} my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, {and} my refuge, {is} in God.
The name of the LORD {is} a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. {safe: Heb. set aloft}
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer. {strength: Heb. rock}
I will say of the LORD, {He is} my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
He only {is} my rock and my salvation; {he is} my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. {defence: Heb. high place}
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: {he is} my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and {things} wherein {there is} no profit.
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. {great: Heb. heavy}
He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth {shall be thy} shield and buckler.
And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: {he is} a buckler to them that walk uprightly.
[{A Psalm} of David.] Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, {if} thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. {to me: Heb. from me}
Slay them not, lest my people forget: scatter them by thy power; and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; {but} the horns of the righteous shall be exalted.
There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. {lamp: or, candle}
I will say of the LORD, {He is} my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
The name of the LORD {is} a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. {safe: Heb. set aloft}
But thou, O LORD, {art} a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. {for: or, about}
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock {that} is higher than I.
My flesh and my heart faileth: {but} God {is} the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. {strength: Heb. rock}
[{A Psalm} of David.] Blessed {be} the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, {and} my fingers to fight: {strength: Heb. rock} {to war...: Heb. to the war, etc}
Trust in him at all times; {ye} people, pour out your heart before him: God {is} a refuge for us. Selah.
Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH {is} everlasting strength: {everlasting...: Heb. the rock of ages}
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I {am} thy shield, {and} thy exceeding great reward.
Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.
He only {is} my rock and my salvation; {he is} my defence; I shall not be greatly moved. {defence: Heb. high place}
The eternal God {is thy} refuge, and underneath {are} the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy {them}.
But the LORD is my defence; and my God {is} the rock of my refuge.
{He is} the Rock, his work {is} perfect: for all his ways {are} judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right {is} he.
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
[{A Psalm} of David.] Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, {if} thou be silent to me, I become like them that go down into the pit. {to me: Heb. from me}
In God {is} my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, {and} my refuge, {is} in God.
And he said, The LORD {is} my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou {art} my God.
To shew that the LORD {is} upright: {he is} my rock, and {there is} no unrighteousness in him.
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. {a refuge: Heb. an high place}
Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou {art} my rock and my fortress. {Be...: Heb. Be thou to me for a rock of habitation}
The LORD {is} my strength and song, and is become my salvation.
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and {he} in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me. {My goodness: or, My mercy}
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: {he is} my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee; {defend...: Heb. set thee on an high place}
{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. {tried: or, refined}
{There is} none holy as the LORD: for {there is} none beside thee: neither {is there} any rock like our God.
And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
For thou hast been a shelter for me, {and} a strong tower from the enemy.
O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
The LORD liveth; and blessed {be} my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Yea, the Almighty shall be thy defence, and thou shalt have plenty of silver. {defence: or, gold} {plenty...: Heb. silver of strength}
For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD {will be} the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel. {hope: Heb. place of repair, or, harbour}
I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
[Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto the LORD, concerning the words of Cush the Benjamite.] O LORD my God, in thee do I put my trust: save me from all them that persecute me, and deliver me: {words: or, business}
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart rejoiceth in the LORD, mine horn is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada answered the king, and said, Amen: the LORD God of my lord the king say so {too}.
For thou {art} my rock and my fortress; therefore for thy name's sake lead me, and guide me.