Psalms 18:31

Easy-to-Read Version

There is no God except the Lord . There is no Rock except our God.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For who is God besides the Lord?And who is a rock? Only our God.

Hebrew Names Version
For who is God, except the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God,

King James Version
For who is God save the Lord ? or who is a rock save our God?

English Standard Version
For who is God, but the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God?—

New Century Version
Who is God? Only the Lord . Who is the Rock? Only our God.

New English Translation
Indeed, who is God besides the Lord ? Who is a protector besides our God?

Amplified Bible
For who is God, but the LORD? Or who is a rock, except our God,

New American Standard Bible
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God,

World English Bible
For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,

Geneva Bible (1587)
For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mightie saue our God?

Legacy Standard Bible
For who is God, but Yahweh?And who is a rock, except our God,

Berean Standard Bible
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the rock except our God?

Contemporary English Version
You alone are God! Only you are a mighty rock.

Complete Jewish Bible
"As for God, his way is perfect, the word of Adonai has been tested by fire; he shields all who take refuge in him.

Darby Translation
For who is +God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not our God?

George Lamsa Translation
For there is no God save the LORD; and there is no one who is mighty like our God.

Good News Translation
The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense.

Lexham English Bible
For who is God apart from Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God?

Literal Translation
For who is God besides Jehovah? Or who is a Rock except our God?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For who is God, but the LORDE? Or, who hath eny strength, but oure God?

American Standard Version
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,

Bible in Basic English
For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
As for God, His way is perfect;

King James Version (1611)
For who is God saue the Lord? or who is a rocke saue our God?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For who is a Lorde besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lorde?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For who is God but the Lord? and who is a God except our God?

English Revised Version
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, beside our God?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Mi God, his weie is vndefoulid, the speches of the Lord ben examyned bi fier; he is defendere of alle men hopynge in hym.

Update Bible Version
For who is God, save Yahweh? And who is a rock, besides our God,

Webster's Bible Translation
For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?

New King James Version
For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

New Living Translation
For who is God except the Lord ? Who but our God is a solid rock?

New Life Bible
For Who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock except our God?

New Revised Standard
For who is God except the Lord ? And who is a rock besides our God?—

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? And who is a Rock, save our God?

Douay-Rheims Bible
(17-32) For who is God but the Lord? or who is God but our God?

Revised Standard Version
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? --

Young's Literal Translation
For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?

THE MESSAGE
Is there any god like God ? Are we not at bedrock? Is not this the God who armed me, then aimed me in the right direction? Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain. He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow! You protect me with salvation-armor; you hold me up with a firm hand, caress me with your gentle ways. You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm. When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men. I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them. You armed me well for this fight, you smashed the upstarts. You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters. They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer. I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For who is God, but the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God,

Contextual Overview

²⁹ With your help I can defeat an army. If my God is with me, I can climb over enemy walls. ³⁰ God's way is perfect. The Lord 's promise always proves to be true. He protects those who trust in him. ³¹ There is no God except the Lord . There is no Rock except our God. ³² God is the one who gives me strength. He clears the path I need to take. ³³ He makes my feet as steady as those of a deer. Even on steep mountains he keeps me from falling. ³⁴ He trains me for war so that my arms can bend the most powerful bow. ³⁵ Lord, you have given me your shield to protect me. You support me with your right hand. It is your help that has made me great. ³⁶ You cleared a path for my feet so that I could walk without stumbling. ³⁷ I chased my enemies and caught them. I did not stop until they were destroyed. ³⁸ I struck them down, and they could not get up again. They fell under my feet.

Bible Verse Review
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Psalms 86:8, Deuteronomy 32:31, Deuteronomy 32:39, 1 Samuel 2:2, 2 Samuel 22:32, Isaiah 45:5, Isaiah 45:21, Isaiah 45:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:4 - Lord Deuteronomy 32:4 - the Rock Judges 15:18 - Thou hast given 1 Chronicles 29:12 - give strength Psalms 62:6 - rock Psalms 144:1 - my strength Isaiah 30:29 - mighty One Isaiah 44:8 - no God

Cross-References

Genesis 18:20
Then the Lord said, "I have heard many times that the people of Sodom and Gomorrah are very evil.

Genesis 18:22
So the men turned and started walking toward Sodom while Abraham stood there before the Lord .

Genesis 18:27
Then Abraham said, "Compared to you, Lord, I am only dust and ashes. But let me bother you again and ask you this question.

Matthew 7:7
"Continue to ask, and God will give to you. Continue to search, and you will find. Continue to knock, and the door will open for you.

Matthew 7:11
You people are so bad, but you still know how to give good things to your children. So surely your heavenly Father will give good things to those who ask him.

Luke 11:8
I tell you, maybe friendship is not enough to make him get up to give you the bread. But he will surely get up to give you what you need if you continue to ask.

Luke 18:1
Then Jesus taught the followers that they should always pray and never lose hope. He used this story to teach them:

Ephesians 6:18
Pray in the Spirit at all times. Pray with all kinds of prayers, and ask for everything you need. To do this you must always be ready. Never give up. Always pray for all of God's people.

Hebrews 4:16
With Jesus as our high priest, we can feel free to come before God's throne where there is grace. There we receive mercy and kindness to help us when we need it.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For who [is] God save the Lord?.... Or Jehovah: there is but one God, and Jehovah is he; there is none besides him, nor any like him: there are many that are called gods, nominal deities, who are not by nature gods; fictitious ones, the idols of the Gentiles, made of gold, silver, brass, wood, and stone; but there is but one true God: there are gods, in an improper sense, as civil magistrates; but there is none really and truly so but the Lord; which is to be understood, not of Jehovah the Father, to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit; for the Son is Jehovah, and the Spirit is Jehovah; both are so called, as well as the Father, and all three one God;

or who [is] a rock save our God? to have recourse to for shelter and protection; or to trust to, and build upon, for eternal life and salvation. False gods are rocks; but not like ours, our enemies themselves being judges, Deuteronomy 32:31; so Apollo at Delphos is called the Delphian rock n: the words seem to be taken from, or at least there is in them a reference to, 1 Samuel 2:2.

n δελφις πετρα, Sophoclis Oedipus, v. 472.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For who is God save the Lord? - Who is God except Yahweh? The idea is, that no other being has evinced the power, the wisdom, and the goodness which properly belong to the true God; or, that the things which are implied in the true nature of God are found in no other being.

Or who is a rock save our God? - See Psalms 18:2. There is no one who can furnish such safety or defense; no one under whose protection we can be secure in danger. Compare Deuteronomy 32:31.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 18:31. For who is God save the Lord? — "For who is Eloah, except Jehovah?" None is worthy of adoration but the self-existent, eternal, infinitely perfect, and all-merciful Being.

Or who is a rock — A fountain emitting continual supplies of grace and goodness.