Verse List for PSA 18:2

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OET (OET-RV) Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who brings me to safety. ⇔ ≈ He’s my god, my rock. I take refuge in him. ⇔ He’s my shield, the power that saves me, my fortress.

OET-LV [fn] YHWH rock _of_is_my and_stronghold _of_my and_deliverer _of_my god _of_my rock _of_is_my I _take _refuge in/on/over_him/it shield _of_my and_the _horn _of my _salvation _of_my refuge _of_my.

SLBL “I shall keep loving you, YHWH, my strength. YHWH is my cleft and my fortress and my rescuer. ‡

ULT Yahweh is my rock and my stronghold and my deliverer; my God, my rock; I take refuge in him, ⇔ my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

UST Yahweh, you are like a huge rock and like a fortress where I can go to be safe. I can be confident that you will rescue me when I am in trouble. You are my God. You protect me. I am as safe as I would be if I were hiding on top of a cliff. It is as if you are a shield that defends me. You are the powerful God who saves me. You are like a high place where I am safe from my enemies.

BSB & MSB The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. ⇔  My God [is] my rock, in whom I take refuge ⇔ my shield, and the horn of my salvation, ⇔  my stronghold.

OEB The Lord is my rock, my fortress, deliverer, ⇔  my God, my rock, where I take refuge, ⇔  my shield, my defender, my tower.

WEBBE & WMBB The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; ⇔  my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; ⇔  my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

NET The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer. ⇔ My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, ⇔ my shield, the horn that saves me, and my refuge.

LSV YHWH [is] my rock, and my bulwark,
And my deliverer,
My God [is] my rock,
I trust in Him: My shield, and the horn of my salvation,
My high tower.

FBV The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior. He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power protects me,[fn] he keeps me safe.

T4T ⇔  Yahweh is like an overhanging rock [DOU, MET] under which I can hide from my enemies; ⇔  he is like a strong fortress, the one who protects me; ⇔ he protects me like a shield [MET] protects a soldier; ⇔  he is the one to whom I go ◄for refuge/to be protected/safe►, ⇔  and he defends me by his great power [IDM].

LEB • Yahweh is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
• my God, my rock in whom I have taken refuge,
• my shield and the horn of my deliverance, my stronghold.

BBE The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour; my God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Moff The Eternal is my crag, my stronghold, my deliverer, ⇔ my God, my fortalice where I shelter, ⇔ my shield, my saving strength, my retreat.

JPS (18-3) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower.

ASV Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; ⇔ My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; ⇔ My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

DRA The heavens shew forth the glory of God, and the firmament declareth the work of his hands.

YLT Jehovah [is] my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God [is] my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

Drby Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my [fn]God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

RV The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strong rock, in him will I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

SLT Jehovah is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, I will put my trust in him; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my height.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

KJB-1611 The LORD is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, [fn]my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes))

Bshps God is my stony rocke & my fortresse, and my delyuerer: my Lorde, my castell in whom I wyll trust, my buckler, the horne of my saluation, & my refuge.
(God is my stony rock and my fortress, and my deliverer: my Lord, my castle in whom I will trust, my buckler, the horn of my salvation, and my refuge.)

Gnva The Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth me, my God and my strength: in him will I trust, my shield, the horne also of my saluation, and my refuge.
(The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and he that delivereth/delivers me, my God and my strength: in him will I trust, my shield, the horn also of my salvation, and my refuge.)

Cvdl I wil prayse ye LORDE & call vpon him, so shal I be safe fro myne enemies.
(I will praise ye/you_all LORD and call upon him, so shall I be safe from mine enemies.)

Wycl Heuenes tellen out the glorie of God; and the firmament tellith the werkis of hise hondis.
(Heavens tellen out the glory of God; and the firmament telleth/tells the works of his hands.)

Luth und sprach: Herzlich lieb habe ich dich, HErr, meine Stärke,
(and spoke: Heartfelt kind/sweet/dear have I you/yourself, LORD, my strength,)

ClVg [Cæli enarrant gloriam Dei, et opera manuum ejus annuntiat firmamentum.[fn]
([Cæli they_tell glory of_God, and works hands his/her announces firmament/support.)

UHB 3 יְהוָ֤ה ׀ סַֽלְעִ֥⁠י וּ⁠מְצוּדָתִ֗⁠י וּ⁠מְפַ֫לְטִ֥⁠י אֵלִ֣⁠י צ֭וּרִ⁠י אֶֽחֱסֶה־בּ֑⁠וֹ מָֽגִנִּ֥⁠י וְ⁠קֶֽרֶן־יִ֝שְׁעִ֗⁠י מִשְׂגַּבִּֽ⁠י׃ ‡

BrLXX Οἱ οὐρανοὶ διηγοῦνται δόξαν Θεοῦ, ποίησιν δὲ χειρῶν αὐτοῦ ἀναγγέλλει τὸ στερέωμα.

BrTr The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims the work of his hands.