The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,
- 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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Quick answer
David bursts into praise: 'Yahweh lives!' He blesses God as his rock and exalts the God of his salvation.
Overview
Turning from the account of victory to doxology, David affirms that the living God, not lifeless idols, is the source of all his triumphs. 'My rock' and 'God of my salvation' summarize the psalm's confidence. The living God who saves is the same God revealed and worshiped in Christ, the rock of our salvation.
Cross-references & the web
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- 2 Sam 22:47The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
- Ps 18:2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
- Ps 57:5Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let thy glory be above all the earth.
- Rev 1:18I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
- Ps 68:20He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
- Luke 1:47And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
- John 14:19Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
- Ps 79:9Help us, O God of our salvation, for the glory of thy name: and deliver us, and purge away our sins, for thy name’s sake.
- Jer 10:10But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
- Ps 57:11Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.
- Ps 99:9Exalt the LORD our God, and worship at his holy hill; for the LORD our God is holy.
- Isa 12:2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
- Ps 42:9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
- Ps 25:5Lead me in thy truth, and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.
- Ps 51:14Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
- Exod 15:2The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.
- Ps 21:13Be thou exalted, LORD, in thine own strength: so will we sing and praise thy power.
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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