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Good News Translation

Psalms 18:31

The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - God Continued...;   Thompson Chain Reference - Foundation, Spiritual;   Rock;   Security-Insecurity;   The Topic Concordance - Deeds;   Foundation;   Giving and Gifts;   God;   Greatness;   Salvation;   Stumbling/slipping;   Teaching;   Upholdment;   War/weapons;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Fire;   Psalms, the Book of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Psalms;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Apocalyptic Literature;   David;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jonah;   Psalms;   Salvation, Saviour;   Sin;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Psalms the book of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Rock;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Save;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for April 23;  

Parallel Translations

Geneva Bible (1587)
For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mightie saue our God?
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,
Easy-to-Read Version
There is no God except the Lord . There is no Rock except our God.
English Standard Version
For who is God, but the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God?—
Amplified Bible
For who is God, but the LORD? Or who is a rock, except our God,
American Standard Version
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides 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.
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?
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?
Berean Standard Bible
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the rock except our God?
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?
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?
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?
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?
George Lamsa Translation
For there is no God save the LORD; and there is no one who is mighty like our God.
New American Standard Bible
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God,
King James Version
For who is God save the Lord ? or who is a rock save our God?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For who is a Lorde besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lorde?
New Revised Standard
For who is God except the Lord ? And who is a rock besides our God?—
Darby Translation
For who is +God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not 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.
Young's Literal Translation
For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?
World English Bible
For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,
Revised Standard Version
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? --
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?
Bible in Basic English
For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For who is God, but the LORDE? Or, who hath eny strength, but oure 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,
Legacy Standard Bible
For who is God, but Yahweh?And who is a rock, except our God,

Contextual Overview

29 You give me strength to attack my enemies and power to overcome their defenses. 30 This God—how perfect are his deeds! How dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection. 31 The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense. 32 He is the God who makes me strong, who makes my pathway safe. 33 He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains. 34 He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow. 35 O Lord , you protect me and save me; your care has made me great, and your power has kept me safe. 36 You have kept me from being captured, and I have never fallen. 37 I pursue my enemies and catch them; I do not stop until I destroy them. 38 I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

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 to Abraham, "There are terrible accusations against Sodom and Gomorrah, and their sin is very great.
Genesis 18:22
Then the two men left and went on toward Sodom, but the Lord remained with Abraham.
Genesis 18:27
Abraham spoke again: "Please forgive my boldness in continuing to speak to you, Lord. I am only a man and have no right to say anything.
Matthew 7:7
"Ask, and you will receive; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:11
As bad as you are, you know how to give good things to your children. How much more, then, will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Luke 11:8
Well, what then? I tell you that even if he will not get up and give you the bread because you are his friend, yet he will get up and give you everything you need because you are not ashamed to keep on asking.
Luke 18:1
Then Jesus told his disciples a parable to teach them that they should always pray and never become discouraged.
Ephesians 6:18
Do all this in prayer, asking for God's help. Pray on every occasion, as the Spirit leads. For this reason keep alert and never give up; pray always for all God's people.
Hebrews 4:16
Let us have confidence, then, and approach God's throne, where there is grace. There we will receive mercy and find grace to help us just 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.


 
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