He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
Parallel translations
- WEB He will call to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the rock of my salvation!’
- KJV He shall cry unto me, Thou art my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
- NKJV He shall cry to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
- NASB “He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.’
- NLT And he will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, and the Rock of my salvation.’
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Quick answer
The chosen king will address God as Father, God, and rock of salvation, a uniquely intimate relationship.
Overview
God grants the Davidic king a son-to-father relationship with Himself (cf. 2 Sam. 7:14; Ps. 2:7). The king depends wholly on God as his saving "rock." This father-son bond is supremely fulfilled in Jesus, the eternal Son who perfectly calls God "Father" (Heb. 1:5).
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Cross-references · 16
- 2 Sam 7:14I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
- 2 Sam 22:47The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
- Ps 95:1Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Ps 62:6–7He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
- Ps 62:2He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
- Matt 26:42A second time He went away and prayed, “My Father, if this cup cannot pass unless I drink it, may Your will be done.”
- John 11:41So they took away the stone. Then Jesus lifted His eyes upward and said, “Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
- Luke 23:46Then Jesus called out in a loud voice, “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” And when He had said this, He breathed His last.
- Ps 18:46The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
- Ps 43:4Then I will go to the altar of God, to God, my greatest joy. I will praise You with the harp, O God, my God.
- John 20:17“Do not cling to Me,” Jesus said, “for I have not yet ascended to the Father. But go and tell My brothers, ‘I am ascending to My Father and your Father, to My God and your God.’”
- 1 Chr 22:10He is the one who will build a house for My Name. He will be My son, and I will be his Father. And I will establish the throne of his kingdom over Israel forever.’
- Mark 15:34At the ninth hour, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, “Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?” which means, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”
- Matt 26:39Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”
- Heb 1:5For to which of the angels did God ever say: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father”? Or again: “I will be His Father, and He will be My Son”?
- Isa 50:7–9Because the Lord GOD helps Me, I have not been disgraced; therefore I have set My face like flint, and I know that I will not be put to shame.
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