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Yahweh is my strength and my shield. My heart has trusted in him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. With my song I will thank him.
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The Path from Trust to Praise
Commentators unanimously point to a clear sequence in this verse: Trust in God as strength and shield leads to receiving help, which in turn produces profound joy, culminating in praise. This progression serves as a powerful model for the believer's walk with God, where active trust is the catalyst for experiencing divine help and overflowing joy.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Lord is my strength – See the notes at (Psalms 18:1).
And my shield – See the notes at ([Ref…
19th Century
Anglican
Therefore my heart greatly rejoices. —Better, dances for joy, as in the Prayer Book. Another possible translatio…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The Lord [is] my strength That is, the author both of natural and spiritual strength; that gave him strength of body, and fort…
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Has God heard our supplications? Let us then bless His name. The Lord is my strength, to support me and sustain me through all my services…
13th Century
Catholic
1. In the previous psalm, the psalmist showed the trust he had in God; now he adds a psalm of prayer so that he might not fail in that trust…
