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Psalm 18

Psalm 18:32

The LORD Is My Rock · Psalm 18:1–50
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Translations

Modern
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
Traditional
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Literal
The God girding me with strength, and making perfect my way.
Latin
Deus qui præcinxit me virtute, et posuit immaculatam viam meam;

Original

Hebrew
English
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.

Notes

Psalms 18:32–34

The psalmist’s victories come from the Lord. He completely depends on God.

Psalms 18:30–36

The psalmist experiences God’s rescue and provision of victory.

Psalms 18:1–50

This psalm describes a royal story of God rescuing his king. A similar version of this psalm appears in 2 Samuel 22:1–51. The psalm encourages those who hear the earlier prayers for help in Psalms 16 and 17.

The psalmist describes the dramatic nature of God’s rescue in three different ways (Psalm 18:7–15, 16–19, 30–36). The psalm also offers hope that a future Son of David will completely defeat evil (Psalm 18:43–50; compare Psalm 2).

Psalms 15:1–19:14

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

Parallels

2 Samuel 22:1–51

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

David Jude, Letter of Music Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

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