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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. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

יְהוָ֤ה\׀Yah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 1

סַֽלְעִ֥יsal.'I[is] rock my

Lemma: סֶ֫לַע (se.la) · Strong's: H5553H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: crag

Used 56 times. Also: Numbers 20:8, Numbers 20:10, Numbers 20:11, Numbers 24:21, Deuteronomy 32:13, Judges 6:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5553H; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 2

וּמְצוּדָתִ֗יu.me.tzu.da.Tiand stronghold my

Lemma: מְצוּדָה (ma.tsu.dah) · Strong's: H4686B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: fortress

Used 17 times. Also: 1 Samuel 22:4, 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Samuel 24:22, 2 Samuel 5:7, 2 Samuel 5:9, 2 Samuel 5:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4686B; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 3

וּמְפַ֫לְטִ֥יu.me.Fal.Tiand deliverer my

Lemma: פָּלַט (pa.lat) · Strong's: H6403

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVprmsc)

Meaning: to escape

Used 26 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:2, 2 Samuel 22:44, Job 21:10, Job 23:7, Psalms 17:13, Psalms 18:43 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6403; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 4

אֵלִ֣י'e.LiGod my

Lemma: אֵל (el) · Strong's: H0410G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: God

Used 205 times. Also: Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:1, Genesis 21:33, Genesis 28:3, Genesis 31:13, Genesis 35:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0410G; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 5

צ֭וּרִיTzu.ri[is] rock my

Lemma: צוּר (tsur) · Strong's: H6697H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: rock

Used 76 times. Also: Exodus 17:6, Exodus 33:21, Exodus 33:22, Numbers 23:9, Deuteronomy 8:15, Deuteronomy 32:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6697H; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 6

אֶֽחֱסֶה\־'e.che.seh-[whom] I take refuge

Lemma: חָסָה (cha.sah) · Strong's: H2620

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to seek refuge

Used 37 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:37, Judges 9:15, Ruth 2:12, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31, Psalms 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2620; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 7

מָֽגִנִּ֥יma.gi.Nishield my

Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: shield

Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, Judges 5:8, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 8

וְקֶֽרֶן\־ve.ke.ren-and [the] horn of

Lemma: קֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) · Strong's: H7161A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: horn

Used 75 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 29:12, Exodus 30:2, Exodus 30:3, Exodus 30:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7161A; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 9

יִ֝שְׁעִ֗יyish.'Isalvation my

Lemma: יֵ֫שַׁע (ye.sah) · Strong's: H3468

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: salvation

Used 36 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:36, 2 Samuel 22:47, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Chronicles 16:35, Job 5:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3468; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 10

מִשְׂגַּבִּֽי\׃mis.ga.Birefuge my

Lemma: מִשְׂגָּב (mis.gav) · Strong's: H4869A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: high refuge

Used 16 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:3, Psalms 9:9, Psalms 46:7, Psalms 46:11, Psalms 48:3, Psalms 59:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4869A; TAHOT Psalms 18:2 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is my rock	→	סֶ֫לַע H5553H crag
my fortress	→	מְצוּדָה H4686B fortress
and my deliverer	→	פָּלַט H6403 to escape
My God [is]	→	אֵל H0410G God
my rock	→	צוּר H6697H rock
in whom I take refuge	→	חָסָה H2620 to seek refuge
my shield	→	מָגֵן H4043 shield
and the horn	→	קֶ֫רֶן H7161A horn
of my salvation	→	יֵ֫שַׁע H3468 salvation
my stronghold	→	מִשְׂגָּב H4869A high refuge

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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