Psalms 18:31
For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?
Psalms 18:31 in other translations
| BSB | For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? |
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| WEB | For who is God, except the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God, |
| ASV | For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God, |
| YLT | For who is God besides Jehovah? And who is a rock save our God? |
| DARBY | For who is God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not our God? |
| BBE | For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God? |
| Webster | For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? |
What does Psalms 18:31 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:30-32
30-32. God's perfection is the source of his own, which has resulted from his trust on the one hand, and God's promised help on the other. tried--"as metals are tried by fire and proved genuine" (Psa 12:6). Shield (Psa 3:3). Girding was essential to free motion on account of the looseness of Oriental dresses; hence it is an expressive figure for describing the gift of strength.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 18:29-50
When we praise for one mercy, we must observe the many more, with which we have been compassed all our days. Many things had contributed to David's advancement, and he owns the hand of God in them all, to teach us to do likewise. In verse #(32), and the following verses, are the gifts of God to the spiritual warrior, whereby he is prepared for the contest, after the example of his victorious Leader. Learn that we…
Psalms 18:31 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 18:31
- Deuteronomy 32:31
For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.
- Psalms 86:8
Among the gods there is none like unto thee, O Lord; neither are there any works like unto thy works.
- Isaiah 45:5
I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:
- 2 Samuel 22:32
For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
- Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither is there any that can deliver out of my hand.
- 1 Samuel 2:2
There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
- Isaiah 45:21-22
Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me. Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 18:30
As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.
- Psalms 18:31
For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?
- Psalms 18:32
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Psalms 18:31 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque ¿qué Dios hay fuera de Jehová? ¿y qué fuerte fuera de nuestro Dios? |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Quant à ✶Dieu, sa voie est parfaite; la parole de l’ Éternel est affinée; il est un bouclier à tous ceux qui se confient en lui. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn wer ist Gott, außer Jehova? und wer ein Fels, als nur unser Gott? |