My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
Parallel translations
- WEB God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
- KJV The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
- NKJV The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.
- NASB My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save me from violence.
- NLT my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.
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Quick answer
David multiplies titles for God as his rock, shield, horn of salvation, and high tower who saves him from violence. Every defense and rescue he knows is found in the LORD.
Overview
The rich cluster of metaphors portrays God as both shelter and saving power, the "horn of salvation" picturing strong, victorious deliverance. David takes refuge in God alone against all threats. The very phrase "horn of salvation" is later applied to Christ (Luke 1:69), in whom this saving strength is fully revealed.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 40
- Ps 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Isa 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Prov 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
- Ps 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- Prov 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- Deut 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
- Ps 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Ps 115:9–11O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
- Gen 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
- Ps 144:2He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- Ps 14:6You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
- Heb 2:13And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
- Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
- Ps 59:16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
- Ps 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
- Ps 55:9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
- Isa 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
- Ps 140:4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
- Jer 16:19O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.
- Ps 86:14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
- Deut 32:37He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
- Ps 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- Ps 84:9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
- Ps 72:14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
- Ps 61:3For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
- Ps 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- 2 Sam 22:49who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
- Ps 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
- Ps 140:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
- Ps 46:1For the choirmaster. Of the sons of Korah. According to Alamoth. A song. God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- 2 Sam 22:51Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
- Ps 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
- Ps 71:7I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
- Ps 5:12For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
- Luke 1:71salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
- Ps 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.
- 1 Sam 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
- Ps 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
- Luke 1:47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
- Titus 3:6This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
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