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Psalms 18:3 — King James Version← Study notes

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.


Psalms 18:3Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 18:312 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהוָ֤הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
סַֽלְעִ֥/יsaləʿiy
is rock mynounH5553
stone · strong hold
וּ/מְצוּדָתִ֗/יwməṣwdātiy
and stronghold myconjH4686
defense · fort · hold · be hunted ···
וּ/מְפַ֫לְטִ֥/יwməpaləṭiy
and deliverer myconjH6403
carry away safe · deliver · escape
אֵלִ֣/יʾēliy
God mynounH410
goodly · great · idol · might ···
צ֭וּרִ/יṣwriy
is rock mynounH6697
God · rock · sharp · stone ···
אֶֽחֱסֶהʾeḥĕseh
whom I take refugeverbH2620
make refuge · trust
בּ֑/וֹbwō
pron
מָֽגִנִּ֥/יmāginiy
shield mynounH4043
armed · defence · ruler · scale ···
וְ/קֶֽרֶןwəqeren
and the horn ofconjH7161
hill
יִ֝שְׁעִ֗/יyišəʿiy
salvation mynounH3468
salvation · saving
מִשְׂגַּבִּֽ/יmiśəgabiy
refuge mynounH4869
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 18:3

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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