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The LORD Is My Rock

Psalms 18:1

In 11 translations

BSB
I love You, O LORD, my strength.
KJV
I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
WEB
I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
ASV
I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
LSV
TO THE OVERSEER. BY A SERVANT OF YHWH, BY DAVID, WHO HAS SPOKEN TO YHWH THE WORDS OF THIS SONG IN THE DAY YHWH DELIVERED HIM FROM THE HAND OF ALL HIS ENEMIES, AND FROM THE HAND OF SAUL, AND HE SAYS: I love You, O YHWH, my strength.
YLT
To the Overseer. — By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: — I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
DBY
I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
DRC17:2
I will love thee, O Lord, my strength:
GNV
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid the seruant of the Lord, which spake unto the Lord the wordes of this song (in the day that the Lord delivered him for the hande of all this enemies, and form the and of saul) and sayd, I will loue thee dearely, O Lord my strength.
JPS18:2
And he said: I love thee, O LORD, my strength.
LXXE17:2
I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.

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Original-language editions

WLC18:2
וַיֹּאמַ֡ר אֶרְחָמְךָ֖ יְהוָ֣ה חִזְקִֽי׃KJV:Ps.18.1
LXX-Br17:2
Αγαπήσω σε, Κύριε ἰσχύς μου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Samuel 22:1–51And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in…
  • Colossians 1:11being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
  • 1 John 4:19We love because He first loved us.
  • Isaiah 12:1–6In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me. Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD…
  • Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
  • Psalms 116:1–6I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice— my appeal for mercy. Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live. The ropes of death entangled me; the anguish of Sheol overcame me; I was…
  • Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
  • Psalms 144:1–2Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle. He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples…
  • Psalms 118:14The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
  • Psalms 28:7–8The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song. The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for…
  • 1 Samuel 2:1–10At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation. There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no…
  • Psalms 116:16Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
  • Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
  • Psalms 36:1An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.
  • Acts 13:36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
  • Exodus 15:1–21Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea. The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my…

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Verse numbering differs between Bibles
  • 18:2 in some Bibles
  • 18:1-2 in some Bibles
  • 18:1 in most Bibles

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