Psalm 18:35

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

Modern
You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
Traditional
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Literal
And You gave to me the shield of Your salvation; and Your right hand supports me, and Your gentleness makes me great.
Latin
…et dedisti mihi protectionem salutis tuæ: et dextera tua suscepit me, et disciplina tua correxit me in finem, et disciplina tua ipsa me docebit.

Original

Hebrew
English
You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Notes

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

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).

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

Glossary

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

Topics

Blessing: Spiritual, from God Gentleness of God Shield of God's Protection Shields: Salvation of God Testimony: Religious, Exemplified