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Psalm 18:2 (KJV)

“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.”

Psalm 18:2 · King James Version

Psalm 18:2 is verse of the day number 213 of 366 on Lampfold, under the theme “My rock and deliverer”. It comes from Psalm 18, and 10 other passages connected to it are listed below.

Psalm 18:2 in other translations

  • 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.

    Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

  • 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.

    American Standard Version (ASV)

Psalm 18:2 in context

Psalm 18:1–5 (KJV). The verse of the day is highlighted.

1I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

2The 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.

3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

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Cross-references for Psalm 18:2

Passages most often linked to Psalm 18:2, strongest connections first.

  • My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

  • In God is my salvation and my glory: the rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.

  • The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  • Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

  • I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

  • He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.

  • The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

  • O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things wherein there is no profit.

  • And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.

  • He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.

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Scripture text: King James Version, Berean Standard Bible and American Standard Version (public domain).