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Psalms 18:2 — King James Version← Study notes

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.


Psalms 18:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 18:24 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּאמַ֡רwayōʾmar
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
אֶרְחָמְ/ךָ֖ʾerəḥāməkā
I love youverbH7355
upon) · love · (find · have ···
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
O YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
חִזְקִֽ/יḥizəqiy
strength mynounH2391
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 18:2

To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 18 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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