Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,
Parallel translations
- KJV The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
- BSB The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
- NKJV The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted.
- NASB ¶The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
- NLT The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted!
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Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 22:47Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
- Ps 18:2Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
- Ps 57:5Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be above all the earth!
- Rev 1:18and the Living one. I was dead, and behold, I am alive forever more. Amen. I have the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Ps 68:20God is to us a God of deliverance. To Yahweh, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
- Luke 1:47My spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior,
- John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world will see me no more; but you will see me. Because I live, you will live also.
- Ps 79:9Help us, God of our salvation, for the glory of your name. Deliver us, and forgive our sins, for your name’s sake.
- Jer 10:10But Yahweh is the true God; he is the living God, and an everlasting King. At his wrath, the earth trembles, and the nations are not able to withstand his indignation.
- Ps 57:11Be exalted, God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth.
- Ps 99:9Exalt Yahweh, our God. Worship at his holy hill, for Yahweh, our God, is holy!
- Isa 12:2Behold, God is my salvation. I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Yah, Yahweh, is my strength and song; and he has become my salvation.”
- Ps 42:9I will ask God, my rock, “Why have you forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?”
- Ps 25:5Guide me in your truth, and teach me, For you are the God of my salvation, I wait for you all day long.
- Ps 51:14Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
- Exod 15:2Yah is my strength and song. He has become my salvation. This is my God, and I will praise him; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
- Ps 21:13Be exalted, Yahweh, in your strength, so we will sing and praise your power.
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