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Psalm 18

Sal. 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.
Sal. 28:1• 1Salmo de David. A ti clamaré, oh Jehová, Fortaleza mía: no te desentiendas de mí; Porque no sea yo, dejándome tú, Semejante á los que descienden al sepulcro. (Sal. 28:1)
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Sal. 62:2,7• 2El solamente es mi fuerte, y mi salud; Es mi refugio, no resbalaré mucho.
 7En Dios está mi salvación y mi gloria: En Dios está la roca de mi fortaleza, y mi refugio. (Sal. 62:2,7)
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Is. 32:2• 2Y será aquel varón como escondedero contra el viento, y como acogida contra el turbión; como arroyos de aguas en tierra de sequedad, como sombra de gran peñasco en tierra calurosa. (Is. 32:2)
fortress.
Sal. 91:2• 2Diré yo á Jehová: Esperanza mía, y castillo mío; Mi Dios, en él confiaré. (Sal. 91:2)
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Sal. 144:2• 2Misericordia mía y mi castillo, Altura mía y mi libertador, Escudo mío, en quien he confiado; El que allana mi pueblo delante de mí. (Sal. 144:2)
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Jer. 16:19• 19Oh Jehová, fortaleza mía, y fuerza mía, y refugio mío en el tiempo de la aflicción; á ti vendrán gentes desde los extremos de la tierra, y dirán: Ciertamente mentira poseyeron nuestros padres, vanidad, y no hay en ellos provecho. (Jer. 16:19)
strength.
Heb. rock.
whom.
He. 2:13• 13Y otra vez: Yo confiaré en él. Y otra vez: He aquí, yo y los hijos que me dió Dios. (He. 2:13)
buckler.
Sal. 91:4• 4Con sus plumas te cubrirá, Y debajo de sus alas estarás seguro: Escudo y adarga es su verdad. (Sal. 91:4)
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Pr. 2:7• 7El provee de sólida sabiduría á los rectos: Es escudo á los que caminan rectamente. (Pr. 2:7)
horn.
Sal. 132:17• 17Allí haré reverdecer el cuerno de David: He prevenido lámpara á mi ungido. (Sal. 132:17)
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2 S. 22:3• 3Dios de mi roca, en él confiaré: Mi escudo, y el cuerno de mi salud, mi fortaleza, y mi refugio; Mi salvador, que me librarás de violencia. (2 S. 22:3)
high.
Pr. 18:10• 10Torre fuerte es el nombre de Jehová: A él correrá el justo, y será levantado. (Pr. 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.