Thematic Bible
Psalm 18:1 (show verse)
And he said: "I love you, O Yahweh, my strength."
Psalm 18:2 (show verse)
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.
Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A fortress
Deliverance » The lord being your deliverer
Fort » Figurative » Of God's care
Fortresses » Illustrative of » God's protection
God » Christ's » Fortress, a
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Salvation
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Strength
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » deliverer
Protection » Saints » Acknowledge God as their
Protection » Exemplified » David
divine Protector » A fortress
Select readings » Mankind in extremity
Rock » Figurative
Salvation » Illustrated by » A horn
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Tower » Figurative » Of divine protection
Deliverance » The lord being your deliverer
Fort » Figurative » Of God's care
Fortresses » Illustrative of » God's protection
God » Christ's » Fortress, a
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Salvation
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Strength
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » deliverer
Protection » Saints » Acknowledge God as their
Protection » Exemplified » David
divine Protector » A fortress
Select readings » Mankind in extremity
Rock » Figurative
Salvation » Illustrated by » A horn
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Tower » Figurative » Of divine protection
Psalm 18:3 (show verse)
I called upon Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I was saved from my enemies.
Psalm 18:4 (show verse)
The ropes of death encircled me, and streams of ruin overwhelmed me.
Psalm 18:5 (show verse)
The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; [the] snares of death confronted me.
Psalm 18:6 (show verse)
In my trouble I called on Yahweh, and to my God I cried for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help came up before his presence into his ears.
Psalm 18:7 (show verse)
Then the earth shook and quaked, and [the] foundations of [the] mountains trembled, and they staggered because he was angry.
Psalm 18:8 (show verse)
Smoke went forth from his nose, and fire from his mouth consumed. Burning coals blazed from him.
Psalm 18:9 (show verse)
So he bowed [the] heavens and came down with a thick cloud under his feet.
Psalm 18:10 (show verse)
And he mounted a cherub and flew, and he swooped down on wings of wind.
Psalm 18:11 (show verse)
He made darkness his hiding place; all about him his covering [was] a darkness of waters, {thick clouds}.
Psalm 18:12 (show verse)
From the brightness before him his clouds passed over [with] hail and coals of fire.
Psalm 18:13 (show verse)
And Yahweh thundered from the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice [with] hail and coals of fire.
Psalm 18:14 (show verse)
And he shot his arrows and scattered them, and many lightning bolts and routed them.
Psalm 18:15 (show verse)
Then the channels of [the] sea became visible, and [the] foundations of [the] world were uncovered by your rebuke, O Yahweh, by the {blast} of the wind of your nose.
Psalm 18:16 (show verse)
He reached from on high; he seized me. He drew me from many waters.
Psalm 18:17 (show verse)
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from [those who] hated me because they were stronger than I.
Psalm 18:18 (show verse)
They confronted me on the day of disaster, but Yahweh was my support.
Psalm 18:19 (show verse)
So he brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.
Psalm 18:20 (show verse)
Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands he has repaid me.
Psalm 18:21 (show verse)
Because I have kept the ways of Yahweh, and have not acted wickedly against my God,
Psalm 18:22 (show verse)
because all his ordinances [are] before me, and his statutes I have not removed from me,
Psalm 18:23 (show verse)
and I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my guilt.
Psalm 18:24 (show verse)
Therefore Yahweh has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Uprightness » They who walk in » Recompensed by God
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Uprightness » They who walk in » Recompensed by God
Psalm 18:25 (show verse)
To [the] loyal you show yourself loyal. To [the] blameless you show yourself blameless.
Psalm 18:26 (show verse)
To [the] pure you show yourself pure. but to [the] wicked you show yourself shrewd.
Psalm 18:27 (show verse)
For you deliver humble people, but haughty eyes you humiliate.
Psalm 18:28 (show verse)
For you light my lamp; Yahweh, my God, lights up my darkness.
Psalm 18:29 (show verse)
For with you I can charge a troop, and with my God I can scale a wall.
Psalm 18:30 (show verse)
This God--his way [is] blameless. The word of Yahweh [is] flawless. He [is] a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
Deeds » What can be done by and through the lord
Defense » Who the lord defends
God » Voice of select readings » Ways of
God » People of general references to » Perfection of
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Perfection divine, of God
Purity » Of the scripture
Refining » Figurative » Of the purity of the word of God
The bible » Purpose » Purity of
Trial » What is tried
Ways » Divine
Ways » God's » Perfect
Word » Preached » Purity of
Defense » Who the lord defends
God » Voice of select readings » Ways of
God » People of general references to » Perfection of
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Perfection divine, of God
Purity » Of the scripture
Refining » Figurative » Of the purity of the word of God
The bible » Purpose » Purity of
Trial » What is tried
Ways » Divine
Ways » God's » Perfect
Word » Preached » Purity of
Psalm 18:31 (show verse)
For who [is] God apart from Yahweh, and who [is] a rock except our God?
Deeds » What can be done by and through the lord
Spiritual foundation » God as
God » Remember » Rock, a
Greatness » What makes you great
Rock » God a
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war
Spiritual foundation » God as
God » Remember » Rock, a
Greatness » What makes you great
Rock » God a
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war
Psalm 18:32 (show verse)
The God who girded me [with] strength, and made safe my way,
Psalm 18:33 (show verse)
he made my feet like the deer's, and on my high places he makes me stand.
Deeds » What can be done by and through the lord
Greatness » What makes you great
The Heart » Illustrative » (sure-footedness of,) of experienced saints
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war
Greatness » What makes you great
The Heart » Illustrative » (sure-footedness of,) of experienced saints
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war
Psalm 18:34 (show verse)
[He] trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Psalm 18:35 (show verse)
You also gave me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your humility made me great.
Gentleness » Divine
Gentleness » Of God
God » Sustaining providence » Supports the weak
God » Supplies of » Supporter of the weak
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
Greatness » What makes you great
divine Providence » Sustaining » Supports the weak
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
Gentleness » Of God
God » Sustaining providence » Supports the weak
God » Supplies of » Supporter of the weak
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
Greatness » What makes you great
divine Providence » Sustaining » Supports the weak
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
Psalm 18:36 (show verse)
You enlarged my step under me, and my ankles did not slip.
Psalm 18:37 (show verse)
I chased my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were finished [off].
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 18:38 (show verse)
I struck them and they were not able to stand up; they fell under my feet.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 18:39 (show verse)
And you girded me [with] strength for the battle; [those] rising against me you made to kneel under me.
Psalm 18:40 (show verse)
And you {made my enemies turn their backs}, then I destroyed those [who] hated me.
Psalm 18:41 (show verse)
They cried out but there was no rescuer, [even] to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
Psalm 18:42 (show verse)
And I ground them like dust {in the wind}, I emptied them out like mud of [the] streets.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 18:43 (show verse)
You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;
Psalm 18:44 (show verse)
as soon as {they heard}, they obeyed me. [The] children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.
Psalm 18:45 (show verse)
[The] children of a foreign land {lost heart}, and they came trembling from their strongholds.
No Themes for this verse.
Psalm 18:46 (show verse)
Yahweh lives, and blessed [be] my rock, and may the God of my salvation be exalted--
Psalm 18:47 (show verse)
the God who executed vengeance for me, and subdued peoples under me,
Psalm 18:48 (show verse)
who delivered me from my enemies. Indeed, you exalted me higher than [those who] rose against me. You delivered me from the man of violence.
Psalm 18:49 (show verse)
Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, O Yahweh, and I will sing [the praise] of your name:
Psalm 18:50 (show verse)
the one who makes great victories for his king, and [who] shows loyal love for his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.