Psalm 18:29

The LORD Is My Rock · Psalm 18:1–50
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Translations

Modern
For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
Traditional
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
Literal
For with You I can run against a troop, and with my God I can leap a wall.
Latin
Quoniam in te eripiar a tentatione; et in Deo meo transgrediar murum.

Original

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

Notes

scale a wall: God helps his servants fight their battles.

The faithful God remains true to his character. He loves faithfulness, innocence, and purity, and he hates wickedness (see Psalm 1:6).

This psalm describes a royal story of God rescuing his king. A similar version of this psalm appears in 2 Samuel 22:1–51. The psalm encourages those who hear the earlier prayers for help in Psalms 16 and 17.

The psalmist describes the dramatic nature of God’s rescue in three different ways (Psalm 18:7–15, 16–19, 30–36). The psalm also offers hope that a future Son of David will completely defeat evil (Psalm 18:43–50; compare Psalm 2).

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

Parallels

2 Samuel 22:1–51

Glossary

David Jude, Letter of Music Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second

Topics

Faith: Exemplified