Focused Passage

Psalms 18:25-29

The LORD My Rock, Deliverer, and King

The psalm moves from David’s love and praise for the LORD as refuge, through the memory of deathly distress and divine rescue, into cosmic theophany, righteous vindication, renewed strength for battle, victory over enemies and nations, and final praise to the LORD who gives great victories to his king and shows unfailing love to David and his descendants forever.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

25 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

26 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

27 For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.

28 For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.

29 For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.

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Verse 25

Cross-references

Matthew 5:7 Classic cross-references James 2:13 Classic cross-references Luke 6:38 Classic cross-references Matthew 7:2 Classic cross-references Psalms 62:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

To עִם־ H5973 Preposition the faithful חָסִ֥יד H2623 Adjective - masculine singular You show Yourself faithful תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד H2616 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular to עִם־ H5973 Preposition . . . גְּבַ֥ר H1397 Noun - masculine singular construct the blameless תָּ֝מִ֗ים H8549 Adjective - masculine singular You show Yourself blameless תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ H8552 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 26

Cross-references

Matthew 5:8 Classic cross-references Proverbs 3:34 Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 22:27 Classic cross-references Job 5:13 Classic cross-references Leviticus 26:23 Classic cross-references

Original words

to עִם־ H5973 Preposition the pure נָבָ֥ר H1305 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular You show Yourself pure תִּתְבָּרָ֑ר H1305 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular but to וְעִם־ H5973 Conjunctive waw | Preposition the crooked עִ֝קֵּ֗שׁ H6141 Adjective - masculine singular You show Yourself shrewd תִּתְפַּתָּֽל׃ H6617 Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - second person masculine singular

Verse 27

Cross-references

Luke 14:11 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 10:5 Classic cross-references Isaiah 2:11 Classic cross-references Isaiah 66:2 Classic cross-references Isaiah 57:15 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction You אַ֭תָּה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular save תוֹשִׁ֑יעַ H3467 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular an afflicted עָנִ֣י H6041 Adjective - masculine singular people עַם־ H5971 Noun - masculine singular but You humble תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ H8213 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular those with haughty רָמ֣וֹת H7311 Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural eyes וְעֵינַ֖יִם H5869 Conjunctive waw | Noun - cd

Verse 28

Cross-references

Psalms 119:105 Classic cross-references John 8:12 Classic cross-references Psalms 27:1 Classic cross-references Psalms 34:5 Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 22:29 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction You אַ֭תָּה H859 Pronoun - second person masculine singular O LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular light תָּאִ֣יר H215 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular my lamp נֵרִ֑י H5216 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular my God אֱ֝לֹהַ֗י H430 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular lights up יַגִּ֥יהַּ H5050 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular my darkness חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ H2822 Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

2 Samuel 22:30 Classic cross-references Ephesians 6:10 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 12:9 Classic cross-references Revelation 3:21 Classic cross-references Colossians 2:15 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction in You בְ֭ךָ Preposition | second person masculine singular I can charge אָרֻ֣ץ H7323 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular an army גְּד֑וּד H1416 Noun - masculine singular and with my God וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י H430 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular I can scale אֲדַלֶּג־ H1801 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular a wall שֽׁוּר׃ H7791 Noun - masculine singular

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