And he (A)said:

(B)“The Lord is my rock and my (C)fortress and my deliverer;

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He said:

“The Lord is my rock,(A) my fortress(B) and my deliverer;(C)

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The God of my strength, (A)in whom I will trust;
My (B)shield and the (C)horn[a] of my salvation,
My (D)stronghold and my (E)refuge;
My Savior, You save me from violence.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Strength

    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(A)
    my shield[a](B) and the horn[b](C) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,(D) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
  2. 2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.

33 [a]God is my (A)strength and power,
And He (B)makes [b]my way (C)perfect.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 DSS, LXX, Syr., Vg. It is God who arms me with strength (cf. Ps. 18:32); Tg. It is God who sustains me with strength
  2. 2 Samuel 22:33 So with Qr., LXX, Syr., Tg., Vg. (cf. Ps. 18:32); Kt. His

33 It is God who arms me with strength[a]
    and keeps my way secure.

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge

The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
My God, my [a]strength, (A)in whom I will trust;
My shield and the [b]horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

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  1. Psalm 18:2 Lit. rock
  2. Psalm 18:2 Strength

The Lord is my rock,(A) my fortress(B) and my deliverer;(C)
    my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(D)
    my shield[a](E) and the horn[b] of my salvation,(F) my stronghold.

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  1. Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
  2. Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.

For You have been a shelter for me,
(A)A strong tower from the enemy.

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For you have been my refuge,(A)
    a strong tower against the foe.(B)

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(A)I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

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I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge(A) and my fortress,(B)
    my God, in whom I trust.”

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My lovingkindness and my fortress,
My high tower and my deliverer,
My shield and the One in whom I take refuge,
Who subdues [a]my people under me.

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  1. Psalm 144:2 So with MT, LXX, Vg.; Syr., Tg. the peoples (cf. 18:47)

He is my loving God and my fortress,(A)
    my stronghold(B) and my deliverer,
my shield,(C) in whom I take refuge,
    who subdues peoples[a](D) under me.

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  1. Psalm 144:2 Many manuscripts of the Masoretic Text, Dead Sea Scrolls, Aquila, Jerome and Syriac; most manuscripts of the Masoretic Text subdues my people