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Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

The Lord is my rock - The idea in this expre ion, and in the subsequent parts of the description, is that the psalmist owed his safety entir…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

Rock. —It is better here to use cliff, keeping “rock” for the next clause. In the first figure the ideas of height and sh…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

I will love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength in whom I will trust; my buckl…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Jehovah is my rock, etc. When David thus heaps together many titles with which to honor God, it is not a useless or unnecessary accumulati…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Lord [is] my rock
To whom the saints have recourse for shelter and safety, for supply, support, and divine refre…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

The first words, "I will love you, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm (Psalms 18:1). Those who trul…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. In the previous psalm (Psalms 16), the psalmist made a petition, praying to be delivered from his enemies; here he gives than…

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