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He said:(A)

I

I love you, Lord, my strength,
    Lord, my rock, my fortress, my deliverer,
My God, my rock of refuge,
    my shield, my saving horn,[a] my stronghold!(B)
Praised be the Lord, I exclaim!
    I have been delivered from my enemies.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:3 My saving horn: my strong savior. The horn referred to is the weapon of a bull and the symbol of fertility, cf. 1 Sm 2:10; Ps 132:17; Lk 1:69.

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.

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(G)
    and I have been saved from my enemies.(H)
The cords of death(I) entangled me;
    the torrents(J) of destruction overwhelmed me.

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