Psalms 18:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsPsalms 18:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
סַֽלְעִ֥י
çelaʻ
H5553
rock
וּמְצוּדָתִ֗י
mâtsûwd
H4686
net
וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥י
pâlaṭ
H6403
to escape
אֵלִ֣י
ʼêl
H410
God
צ֭וּרִי
tsûwr
H6697
rock
אֶֽחֱסֶה
châçâh
H2620
to seek refuge
בּ֑וֹ
מָֽגִנִּ֥י
mâgên
H4043
shield
וְקֶֽרֶן
qeren
H7161
horn
יִ֝שְׁעִ֗י
yeshaʻ
H3468
salvation
מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי
misgâb
H4869
Misgab
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yahweh 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
The 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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Yahweh is my rock and my stronghold and my deliverer; my God, my rock; I take refuge in him, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).