The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
- BSB The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
- NKJV “The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!
- NASB “The Lord lives, and blessed be my Rock; And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
- NLT “The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!
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Quick answer
David bursts into praise: Yahweh lives, blessed be his rock, exalted be the God of his salvation. He worships God as the living source of his deliverance.
Overview
The song turns to exuberant doxology, celebrating the living God who alone is David's rock and savior. Against dead idols, Yahweh is the living God who acts to save. This praise belongs ultimately to the God who raised Christ from the dead, the living rock of our salvation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 89:26He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
- 2 Sam 22:3The 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.
- Job 19:25For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:
- Luke 1:47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
- Deut 32:39–40See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
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