Psalm 18:2-4

Contemporary English Version

²You are my mighty rock,^[a]
my fortress, my protector,
the rock where I am safe,
my shield, my powerful weapon,^[b]
and my place of shelter.

³I praise you, Lord!
I prayed, and you rescued me
    from my enemies.
⁴Death had wrapped
    its ropes around me,
and I was almost swallowed
    by its flooding waters.

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Footnotes

18.2 mighty rock: The Hebrew text has “rock,” which is sometimes used in poetry to compare the Lord to a mountain where his people can run for protection from their enemies.
18.2 my powerful weapon: The Hebrew text has “the horn,” which refers to the horn of a bull, one of the most powerful animals in ancient Palestine.