Parallel Verses
NET Bible
who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me.
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
my stronghold and my deliverer.
He is my shield,
He subdues my people
International Standard Version
he is my gracious love and my fortress, my strong tower and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I find refuge, who subdues nations under me.
A Conservative Version
my loving kindness, and my fortress, my high tower, and my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
American Standard Version
My lovingkindness, and my fortress, My high tower, and my deliverer; My shield, and he in whom I take refuge; Who subdueth my people under me.
Amplified
My [steadfast] lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my rescuer,
My shield and He in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues my people under me.
Darby Translation
My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!
Julia Smith Translation
My mercy and my fortress, my height and delivering for me; my shield, and in him I put my trust; treading down peoples under me.
King James 2000
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
my loyal love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer, my shield, and [one] in whom I take refuge, the one who subdues peoples under me.
Modern King James verseion
He is my goodness and my fortress; my high tower and my deliverer; my shield and He in whom I trust; who humbles my people under me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
My hope and my castle, my defense and my deliverer, my shield in whom I trust, which subdueth the people that is under me.
New Heart English Bible
my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.
The Emphasized Bible
My lovingkindness and my stronghold, my high tower and my deliverer - mine! My buckler, and he in whom I have sought refuge, - He that subdueth my people under me.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.
Youngs Literal Translation
My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!
Themes
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A fortress
Deliverance » The lord being your deliverer
Topics
References
Hastings
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 144:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
A King's Prayer
1 By David. The Lord, my protector, deserves praise -- the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war, 2 who loves me and is my stronghold, my refuge and my deliverer, my shield and the one in whom I take shelter, who makes nations submit to me. 3 O Lord, of what importance is the human race, that you should notice them? Of what importance is mankind, that you should be concerned about them?
Cross References
Psalm 18:2
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.
Psalm 59:9
You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.
Psalm 91:2
I say this about the Lord, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust --
2 Samuel 22:2-3
He said: "The Lord is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer.
2 Samuel 22:40-48
You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.
Psalm 18:47
The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.
Psalm 84:9
O God, take notice of our shield! Show concern for your chosen king!
Psalm 110:3
Your people willingly follow you when you go into battle. On the holy hills at sunrise the dew of your youth belongs to you.
Jeremiah 16:19
Then I said, "Lord, you give me strength and protect me. You are the one I can run to for safety when I am in trouble. Nations from all over the earth will come to you and say, 'Our ancestors had nothing but false gods -- worthless idols that could not help them at all.