Psalms 18:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

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.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 144:2 : 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.
  • Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.
  • Jer 16:19 : 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.
  • Ps 28:1 : 1 By David. To you, O LORD, I cry out! My protector, do not ignore me! If you do not respond to me, I will join those who are descending into the grave.
  • Ps 59:11 : 11 Do not strike them dead suddenly, because then my people might forget the lesson. Use your power to make them homeless vagabonds and then bring them down, O Lord who shields us!
  • Ps 62:2 : 2 He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.
  • Ps 62:7 : 7 God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter.
  • Ps 75:10 : 10 God says,“I will bring down all the power of the wicked; the godly will be victorious.”
  • Ps 91:2 : 2 I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust–
  • Ps 91:4 : 4 He will shelter you with his wings; you will find safety under his wings. His faithfulness is like a shield or a protective wall.
  • Ps 132:17 : 17 There I will make David strong; I have determined that my chosen king’s dynasty will continue.
  • Heb 2:13 : 13 Again he says,“I will be confident in him,” and again,“Here I am, with the children God has given me.”
  • Isa 32:2 : 2 Each of them will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from a rainstorm; like streams of water in a dry region and like the shade of a large cliff in a parched land.
  • Prov 2:7 : 7 He stores up effective counsel for the upright, and is like a shield for those who live with integrity,
  • 2 Sam 22:3 : 3 My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!
  • Ps 19:14 : 14 May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my sheltering 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%

    2He said:“The LORD is my high ridge, my stronghold, my deliverer.

    3My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!

    4I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

  • Ps 144:1-2
    2 verses
    88%

    1By David. The LORD, my protector, deserves praise– the one who trains my hands for battle, and my fingers for war,

    2who 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.

  • Ps 91:2
    85%

    2I say this about the LORD, my shelter and my stronghold, my God in whom I trust–

  • Ps 28:7-8
    2 verses
    83%

    7The LORD strengthens and protects me; I trust in him with all my heart. I am rescued and my heart is full of joy; I will sing to him in gratitude.

    8The LORD strengthens his people; he protects and delivers his chosen king.

  • Ps 18:1
    83%

    1For the music director; by the LORD’s servant David, who sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul. He said:“I love you, LORD, my source of strength!

  • Ps 118:14
    83%

    14The LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”

  • Ps 94:22
    83%

    22But the LORD will protect me, and my God will shelter me.

  • Ps 71:3
    83%

    3Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe! For you are my high ridge and my stronghold.

  • Ps 62:6-7
    2 verses
    82%

    6He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be shaken.

    7God delivers me and exalts me; God is my strong protector and my shelter.

  • Ps 18:3
    82%

    3I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was delivered from my enemies.

  • 2 Sam 22:47
    81%

    47The LORD is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

  • Exod 15:2
    81%

    2The LORD is my strength and my song, and he has 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%

    46The LORD is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!

  • Ps 27:1
    80%

    1By David. The LORD delivers and vindicates me! I fear no one! The LORD protects my life! I am afraid of no one!

  • Ps 62:2
    80%

    2He alone is my protector and deliverer. He is my refuge; I will not be upended.

  • Isa 12:2
    80%

    2Look, God is my deliverer! I will trust in him and not fear. For the LORD gives me strength and protects me; he has become my deliverer.”

  • Ps 18:29-32
    4 verses
    80%

    29Indeed, with your help I can charge against an army; by my God’s power I can jump over a wall.

    30The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

    31Indeed, who is God besides the LORD? Who is a protector besides our God?

    32The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.

  • Ps 31:2-4
    3 verses
    80%

    2Listen to me! Quickly deliver me! Be my protector and refuge, a stronghold where I can be safe!

    3For you are my high ridge and my stronghold; for the sake of your own reputation you lead me and guide me.

    4You will free me from the net they hid for me, for you are my place of refuge.

  • Ps 61:3
    79%

    3Indeed, you are my shelter, a strong tower that protects me from the enemy.

  • 2 Sam 22:30-33
    4 verses
    79%

    30Indeed, with your help I can charge against an army; by my God’s power I can jump over a wall.

    31The one true God acts in a faithful manner; the LORD’s promise is reliable; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

    32Indeed, who is God besides the LORD? Who is a protector besides our God?

    33The one true God is my mighty refuge; he removes the obstacles in my way.

  • Ps 31:14
    78%

    14But I trust in you, O LORD! I declare,“You are my God!”

  • Ps 16:1
    78%

    1A prayer of David. Protect me, O God, for I have taken shelter in you.

  • Hab 3:19
    78%

    19The sovereign LORD is my source of strength. He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.(This prayer is for the song leader. It is to be accompanied by stringed instruments.)

  • Ps 59:17
    78%

    17You are my source of strength! I will sing praises to you! For God is my refuge, the God who loves me.

  • 2 Sam 22:18
    78%

    18He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

  • Ps 18:17-18
    2 verses
    78%

    17He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

    18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD helped me.

  • Ps 7:1
    77%

    1A musical composition by David, which he sang to the LORD concerning a Benjaminite named Cush. O LORD my God, in you I have taken shelter. Deliver me from all who chase me! Rescue me!

  • Ps 89:26
    77%

    26He will call out to me,‘You are my father, my God, and the protector who delivers me.’

  • Ps 140:6-7
    2 verses
    77%

    6I say to the LORD,“You are my God.” O LORD, pay attention to my plea for mercy!

    7O Sovereign LORD, my strong deliverer, you shield my head in the day of battle.

  • Ps 3:3
    77%

    3But you, LORD, are a shield that protects me; you are my glory and the one who restores me.

  • Ps 18:48
    77%

    48He delivers me from my enemies; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men.

  • Ps 27:5
    77%

    5He will surely give me shelter in the day of danger; he will hide me in his home; he will place me on an inaccessible rocky summit.

  • Ps 143:9
    76%

    9Rescue me from my enemies, O LORD! I run to you for protection.

  • Ps 59:9
    76%

    9You are my source of strength! I will wait for you! For God is my refuge.

  • Ps 92:15
    76%

    15So they proclaim that the LORD, my protector, is just and never unfair.