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Psalm 18

Psa. 18:2 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is my rock
cela` (Hebrew #5553)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)
KJV usage: (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Pronounce: seh'-lah
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be lofty
, and my fortress
matsuwd (Hebrew #4686)
or (feminine) mtsuwdah {mets-oo-daw'}; or mtsudah {mets-oo-daw'}; for 4685; a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness; --castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Pronounce: maw-tsood'
, and my deliverer
palat (Hebrew #6403)
to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to deliver
KJV usage: calve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.
Pronounce: paw-lat'
Origin: a primitive root
; my God
'el (Hebrew #410)
strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)
KJV usage: God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in "-el."
Pronounce: ale
Origin: shortened from 352
, my ηstrength
tsuwr (Hebrew #6697)
from 6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
KJV usage: edge, X (mighty) God (one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also 1049.
Pronounce: tsoor
Origin: or tsur {tsoor}
, in whom I will trust
chacah (Hebrew #2620)
to flee for protection (compare 982); figuratively, to confide in
KJV usage: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Pronounce: khaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
; my buckler
magen (Hebrew #4043)
from 1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
KJV usage: X armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
Pronounce: maw-gane'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine mginnah {meg-in-naw'}
, and the horn
qeren (Hebrew #7161)
a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
KJV usage: X hill, horn.
Pronounce: keh'-ren
Origin: from 7160
of my salvation
yesha` (Hebrew #3468)
from 3467; liberty, deliverance, prosperity
KJV usage: safety, salvation, saving.
Pronounce: yeh'-shah
Origin: or yeshai {yay'-shah}
, and my high tower
misgab (Hebrew #4869)
properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge
KJV usage: defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab:--Misgab.
Pronounce: mis-gawb'
Origin: from 7682
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rock.

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Buckler,
Fortress,
God,
Horns,
Rock,
Salvation,
Tower

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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Lord.
Psa. 28:1• 1A Psalm of David. Unto thee, Jehovah, do I call; my rock, be not silent unto me, lest, if thou keep silence toward me, I become like them that go down into the pit. (Psa. 28:1)
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Psa. 62:2,7• 2He only is my rock and my salvation; my high fortress: I shall not be greatly moved.
 7With God is my salvation and my glory; the rock of my strength, my refuge is in God. (Psa. 62:2,7)
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Isa. 32:2• 2And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the storm; as brooks of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land. (Isa. 32:2)
fortress.
Psa. 91:2• 2I say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; my God, I will confide in him. (Psa. 91:2)
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Psa. 144:2• 2My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me! (Psa. 144:2)
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Jer. 16:19• 19Jehovah, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of distress, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and they shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited falsehood and vanity; and in these things there is no profit. (Jer. 16:19)
strength.
Heb. rock.
whom.
Heb. 2:13• 13And again, I will trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children which God has given me. (Heb. 2:13)
buckler.
Psa. 91:4• 4He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou find refuge: his truth is a shield and buckler. (Psa. 91:4)
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Prov. 2:7• 7He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; he is a shield to them that walk in integrity; (Prov. 2:7)
horn.
Psa. 132:17• 17There will I cause the horn of David to bud forth; I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed. (Psa. 132:17)
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2 Sam. 22:3• 3God is my rock, in him will I trust--My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence. (2 Sam. 22:3)
high.
Prov. 18:10• 10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. (Prov. 18:10)
• The psalm is a psalm of praise, because He has been heard and Jehovah known as a rock and a deliverer; but this, as often remarked, is the result expressed in the first verses, and what leads to it is then pursued. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 18-21” by J.N. Darby)
• The heart enlarges in the sense of what He has been for us. And so He is. Though our deliverances may not be exactly of the same kind, yet difficulties and distress often beset us, and there is deliverance in crying to the Lord. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 18-21” by J.N. Darby)
• Dependent upon God― “In whom I will trust.” (“Psalms 18” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Jehovah is my rockr, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my *God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

JND Translation Notes

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Sela, "a high rock," see Isa. 16.1.