Psalms 18:1-2

1 I love you, O LORD, my strength.

2 The LORD is my ¹rock and my ²fortress and my deliverer, my God, my ³rock, in ⁴whom I take refuge, my ⁵shield, and ⁶the horn of my salvation, my ⁷stronghold.

Psalms 18:1-2 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:1-2 In-Context

1 I love you, O LORD, my strength.

2 The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

4 The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;

5 the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

6 In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I cried for help. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry to him reached his ears.

Cross References

• 1. ver. 31, 46; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 31:3
• 2. Psalms 91:2; Psalms 144:2
• 3. ver. 31, 46; Psalms 19:14; Psalms 31:3
• 4. [Hebrews 2:13]
• 5. ver. 30; Genesis 15:1
• 6. Psalms 112:9; Luke 1:69
• 7. See Psalms 9:9