Psalms 18 · Verse 35

Psalms 18:35

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Psalms 18:35, King James Version

Psalms 18:35 in other translations

BSBYou have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
WEBYou have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your right hand sustains me. Your gentleness has made me great.
ASVThou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy right hand hath holden me up, And thy gentleness hath made me great.
YLTAnd Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
DARBYAnd thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand held me up; and thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
BBEYou have given me the breastplate of your salvation: your right hand has been my support, and your mercy has made me great.
WebsterThou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up and thy gentleness hath made me great.

What does Psalms 18:35 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:33-36

33-36. God's help farther described. He gives swiftness to pursue or elude his enemies (Ha 3:19), strength, protection, and a firm footing.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 35 The shield of thy salvation - In all battles and dangers God defended him. He was constantly safe because he possessed the salvation of God. Everywhere God protected him. Thy gentleness, ענותך anvathecha, thy meekness or humility. Thou hast enabled me to bear and forbear; to behave with courage in adversity, and with humility in prosperity; and thus I am become great. By these means thou hast multiplied me. The Vulgate reads, Disciplina tua ipsa me docebit; "And thy discipline itself shall teach me." In this sense it was understood by most of the versions. The old Psalter paraphrases thus: Thi chastying suffers me noght to erre fra the end to com.

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…

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Psalms 18:35 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַתִּתֶּן\־va.ti.ten-and you have givenH5414
לִי֮lito me
מָגֵ֪ןma.Gen[the] shield ofH4043
יִ֫שְׁעֶ֥ךָyish.'E.khasalvation yourH3468
וִֽימִינְךָ֥vi.mi.ne.Khaand right [hand] yourH3225
תִסְעָדֵ֑נִיtis.'a.De.niit has supported meH5582
וְֽעַנְוַתְךָ֥ve.'an.vat.Khaand humility yourH6037
תַרְבֵּֽנִי\׃tar.Be.niyou have made great meH7235

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 18:35

  • 2 Samuel 22:36

    Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

  • James 3:17-18

    But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

  • Psalms 28:7

    The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

  • Galatians 5:22-23

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

  • 2 Corinthians 10:1

    Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:

  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the Lord, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

  • Isaiah 40:11

    He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young.

  • Psalms 45:3-4

    Gird thy sword upon thy thigh, O most mighty, with thy glory and thy majesty. And in thy majesty ride prosperously because of truth and meekness and righteousness; and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things.

  • Psalms 17:7

    Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust in thee from those that rise up against them.

  • Isaiah 22:3

    All thy rulers are fled together, they are bound by the archers: all that are found in thee are bound together, which have fled from far.

  • Psalms 5:12

    For thou, Lord, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
shield.
5:12; 28:7; De 33:29; 2Sa 22:36
right.
17:7; 45:3
gentleness. or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me.
45:4; Isa 40:11; 22:3; 2Co 10:1; Ga 5:22,23; Jas 3:17,18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 18:34

    He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

  • Psalms 18:35

    Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

  • Psalms 18:36

    Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

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Psalms 18:35 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Dísteme asimismo el escudo de tu salud: y tu diestra me sustentó, y tu benignidad me ha acrecentado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Qui enseigne mes mains à combattre, et mes bras bandent un arc d’airain.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und du gabst mir den Schild deines Heils, und deine Rechte stützte mich, und deine Herablassung machte mich groß.