Psalms 18:30

In 11 translations

BSB

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

KJV

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

WEB

As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

ASV

As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

LSV

God—perfect [is] His way, || The saying of YHWH is tried, || He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.

YLT

God! perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield [is] He to all those trusting in Him.

DBY

As for God, his way is perfect; the word of Jehovah is tried: he is a shield to all that trust in him.El

DRC17:31

As for my God, his way is undefiled: the words of the Lord are fire tried: he is the protector of all that trust in him.

GNV

The way of God is vncorrupt: the worde of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.

JPS18:31

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.

LXXE17:31

As for my God, his way is perfect: the oracles of the Lord are tried in the fire; he is a protector of all them that hope in him.

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WLC18:31

הָאֵל֮ תָּמִ֪ים דַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹ אִמְרַֽת־יְהוָ֥ה צְרוּפָ֑ה מָגֵ֥ן ה֝֗וּא לְכֹ֤ל ׀ הַחֹסִ֬ים בּֽוֹ׃KJV:Ps.18.30

LXX-Br17:31

Ὁ Θεός μου, ἄμωμος ἡ ὁδὸς αὐτοῦ, τὰ λόγια Κυρίου πεπυρωμένα, ὑπερασπιστής ἐστι πάντων τῶν ἐλπιζόντων ἐπʼ αὐτόν.

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• Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
• Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
• 2 Samuel 22:31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
• Psalms 84:11–12For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity. O LORD of Hosts, how blessed is the man who trusts in You!
• Psalms 12:6The words of the LORD are flawless, like silver refined in a furnace, like gold purified sevenfold.
• Revelation 15:3and they sang the song of God’s servant Moses and of the Lamb: “Great and wonderful are Your works, O Lord God Almighty! Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations!
• Psalms 19:7–10The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are…
• Psalms 119:140Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.
• Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
• Psalms 25:10All the LORD’s ways are loving and faithful to those who keep His covenant and His decrees.
• Daniel 4:37Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all His works are true and all His ways are just. And He is able to humble those who walk in pride.
• Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
• Psalms 17:7Show the wonders of Your loving devotion, You who save by Your right hand those who seek refuge from their foes.

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