“For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?
Parallel translations
- WEB For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?
- KJV For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
- BSB For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
- NASB “For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?
- NLT For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock?
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Quick answer
David asks who is God or rock besides Yahweh. He confesses the LORD as the one true God, unrivaled by any.
Overview
This rhetorical question declares the incomparable uniqueness of Yahweh against all false gods. He alone is the solid rock on whom one can build. Such monotheistic confession lies at the heart of biblical faith and finds its fullness in the one God revealed in Father, Son, and Spirit.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 10
- 1 Sam 2:2There is no one as holy as Yahweh, For there is no one besides you, nor is there any rock like our God.
- Deut 32:31For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves concede.
- Jer 10:6–7There is no one like you, Yahweh. you are great, and your name is great in might.
- Isa 44:6This is what Yahweh, the King of Israel, and his Redeemer, Yahweh of Armies, says: “I am the first, and I am the last; and besides me there is no God.
- Isa 44:8Don’t fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I don’t know any other Rock.”
- Isa 45:21Declare and present it. Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has shown this from ancient time? Who has declared it of old? Haven’t I, Yahweh? There is no other God besides me, a just God and a Savior; There is no one besides me.
- 2 Sam 22:2–3and he said: “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
- Deut 32:39“See now that I myself am he. There is no god with me. I kill and I make alive. I wound and I heal. There is no one who can deliver out of my hand.
- Isa 45:5–6I am Yahweh, and there is no one else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;
- Jer 10:16The portion of Jacob is not like these; for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the tribe of his inheritance: Yahweh of Armies is his name.
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