Psalms 18:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 144:2 : 2 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.
Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
Jer 16:19 : 19 O Jehovah, my strength, and my stronghold, and my refuge in the day of affliction, unto thee shall the nations come from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Our fathers have inherited nought but lies, [even] vanity and things wherein there is no profit.
Ps 28:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Unto thee, O Jehovah, will I call: My rock, be not thou deaf unto me; Lest, if thou be silent unto me, I become like them that go down into the pit.
Ps 59:11 : 11 Slay them not, lest my people forget: Scatter them by thy power, and bring them down, O Lord our shield.
Ps 62:2 : 2 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
Ps 62:7 : 7 With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Ps 75:10 : 10 All the horns of the wicked also will I cut off; But the horns of the righteous shall be lifted up.
Ps 91:2 : 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 91:4 : 4 He will cover thee with his pinions, And under his wings shalt thou take refuge: His truth is a shield and a buckler.
Ps 132:17 : 17 There will I make the horn of David to bud: I have ordained a lamp for mine anointed.
Heb 2:13 : 13 And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children whom God hath given me.
Isa 32:2 : 2 And a man shall be as a hiding-place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a great rock in a weary land.
Prov 2:7 : 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity;
2 Sam 22:3 : 3 God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
Ps 19:14 : 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Sam 22:2-4
3 verses
90%
2and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
3God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
4I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Ps 144:1-2
2 verses
88%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Blessed be Jehovah my rock, Who teacheth my hands to war, [And] my fingers to fight:
2My 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.
Ps 91:2
85%
2I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 28:7-8
2 verses
83%
7Jehovah is my strength and my shield; My heart hath trusted in him, and I am helped: Therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; And with my song will I praise him.
8Jehovah is their strength, And he is a stronghold of salvation to his anointed.
Ps 18:1
83%
1For the Chief Musician. [A Psalm] of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said, I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.
Ps 118:14
83%
14Jehovah is my strength and song; And he is become my salvation.
Ps 94:22
83%
22But Jehovah hath been my high tower, And my God the rock of my refuge.
Ps 71:3
83%
3Be thou to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: Thou hast given commandment to save me; For thou art my rock and my fortress.
Ps 62:6-7
2 verses
82%
6He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be moved.
7With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Ps 18:3
82%
3I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
2 Sam 22:47
81%
47Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
Exod 15:2
81%
2Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.
Ps 18:46
81%
46Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
Ps 27:1
80%
1[ A Psalm of David.] Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Ps 62:2
80%
2He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be greatly moved.
Isa 12:2
80%
2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
Ps 18:29-32
4 verses
80%
29For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.
30As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
31For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,
32The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
Ps 31:2-4
3 verses
80%
2Bow down thine ear unto me; Deliver me speedily: Be thou to me a strong rock, A house of defence to save me.
3For thou art my rock and my fortress; Therefore for thy name's sake lead me and guide me.
4Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.
Ps 61:3
79%
3For thou hast been a refuge for me, A strong tower from the enemy.
2 Sam 22:30-33
4 verses
79%
30For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
31As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
32For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
Ps 31:14
78%
14But I trusted in thee, O Jehovah: I said, Thou art my God.
Ps 16:1
78%
1Michtam of David. Preserve me, O God; For in thee do I take refuge.
Hab 3:19
78%
19Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength; And he maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And will make me to walk upon my high places.
Ps 59:17
78%
17Unto thee, O my strength, will I sing praises: For God is my high tower, the God of my mercy.
2 Sam 22:18
78%
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
Ps 18:17-18
2 verses
78%
17He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; For they were too mighty for me.
18They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
Ps 7:1
77%
1Shiggaion of David, which he sang unto Jehovah, concerning the words of Cush a Benjamite. O Jehovah my God, in thee do I take refuge: Save me from all them that pursue me, and deliver me,
Ps 89:26
77%
26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
Ps 140:6-7
2 verses
77%
6I said unto Jehovah, Thou art my God: Give ear unto the voice of my supplications, O Jehovah.
7O Jehovah the Lord, the strength of my salvation, Thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
Ps 3:3
77%
3But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
Ps 18:48
77%
48He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
Ps 27:5
77%
5For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion: In the covert of his tabernacle will he hide me; He will lift me up upon a rock.
Ps 143:9
76%
9Deliver me, O Jehovah, from mine enemies: I flee unto thee to hide me.
Ps 59:9
76%
9[Because of] his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.
Ps 92:15
76%
15To show that Jehovah is upright; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.