2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, [1] in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.

Other Translations of Psalm 18:2

New International Version

2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shieldOr "sovereign" and the horn"Horn" here symbolizes strength. of my salvation, my stronghold.

English Standard Version

2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

The Message

2 God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God - the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout.

New King James Version

2 The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; My God, my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

New Living Translation

2 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 18:2

Commentary on Psalm 18:1-19

(Read Psalm 18:1-19)

The first words, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm. Those that truly love God, may triumph in him as their Rock and Refuge, and may with confidence call upon him. It is good for us to observe all the circumstances of a mercy which magnify the power of God and his goodness to us in it. David was a praying man, and God was found a prayer-hearing God. If we pray as he did, we shall speed as he did. God's manifestation of his presence is very fully described, Hebrews 5:7. God made the earth to shake and tremble, and the rocks to cleave, and brought him out, in his resurrection, because he delighted in him and in his undertaking.

A Prayer for Victory

201 The Lord hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend [2] thee;

Other Translations of Psalm 20:1

New International Version

A Prayer for Victory

201 In Hebrew texts 20:1-9 is numbered 20:2-10.May the Lord answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you.

English Standard Version

A Prayer for Victory

201 May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble! May the name of the God of Jacob protect you!

The Message

A Prayer for Victory

201 God answer you on the day you crash, The name God-of-Jacob put you out of harm's reach,

New King James Version

A Prayer for Victory

201 To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble; May the name of the God of Jacob defend you;

New Living Translation

A Prayer for Victory

201 In times of trouble, may the Lord answer your cry. May the name of the God of Jacob keep you safe from all harm.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 20:1

Chapter Contents

This psalm is a prayer for the kings of Israel, but with relation to Christ.

Even the greatest of men may be much in trouble. Neither the crown on the king's head, nor the grace in his heart, would make him free from trouble. Even the greatest of men must be much in prayer. Let none expect benefit by the prayers of the church, or their friends, who are capable of praying for themselves, yet neglect it. Pray that God would protect his person, and preserve his life. That God would enable him to go on in his undertakings for the public good. We may know that God accepts our spiritual sacrifices, if by his Spirit he kindles in our souls a holy fire of piety and love to God. Also, that the Lord would crown his enterprises with success. Our first step to victory in spiritual warfare is to trust only in the mercy and grace of God; all who trust in themselves will soon be cast down. Believers triumph in God, and his revelation of himself to them, by which they distinguish themselves from those that live without God in the world. Those who make God and his name their praise, may make God and his name their trust. This was the case when the pride and power of Jewish unbelief, and pagan idolatry, fell before the sermons and lives of the humble believers in Jesus. This is the case in every conflict with our spiritual enemies, when we engage them in the name, the spirit, and the power of Christ; and this will be the case at the last day, when the world, with the prince of it, shall be brought down and fall; but believers, risen-from the dead, through the resurrection of the Lord, shall stand, and sing his praises in heaven. In Christ's salvation let us rejoice; and set up our banners in the name of the Lord our God, assured that by the saving strength of his right hand we shall be conquerors over every enemy.

5 They cried unto thee, and were delivered: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.

Other Translations of Psalm 22:5

New International Version

5 To you they cried out and were saved; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

English Standard Version

5 To you they cried and were rescued; in you they trusted and were not put to shame.

The Message

5 they cried for your help and you gave it; they trusted and lived a good life.

New King James Version

5 They cried to You, and were delivered; They trusted in You, and were not ashamed.

New Living Translation

5 They cried out to you and were saved. They trusted in you and were never disgraced.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 22:5

Commentary on Psalm 22:1-10

(Read Psalm 22:1-10)

The Spirit of Christ, which was in the prophets, testifies in this psalm, clearly and fully, the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. We have a sorrowful complaint of God's withdrawings. This may be applied to any child of God, pressed down, overwhelmed with grief and terror. Spiritual desertions are the saints' sorest afflictions; but even their complaint of these burdens is a sign of spiritual life, and spiritual senses exercised. To cry our, My God, why am I sick? why am I poor? savours of discontent and worldliness. But, "Why hast thou forsaken me?" is the language of a heart binding up its happiness in God's favour. This must be applied to Christ. In the first words of this complaint, he poured out his soul before God when he was upon the cross, Matthew 27:46. Being truly man, Christ felt a natural unwillingness to pass through such great sorrows, yet his zeal and love prevailed. Christ declared the holiness of God, his heavenly Father, in his sharpest sufferings; nay, declared them to be a proof of it, for which he would be continually praised by his Israel, more than for all other deliverances they received. Never any that hoped in thee, were made ashamed of their hope; never any that sought thee, sought thee in vain. Here is a complaint of the contempt and reproach of men. The Saviour here spoke of the abject state to which he was reduced. The history of Christ's sufferings, and of his birth, explains this prophecy.