Psalms 18:1 (ASV)

Passage

I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:1 I love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

Psalms 18:2 Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; My God, my rock, in whom I will take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

Psalms 18:3 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "love", "thee", "jehovah", and "strength". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "love" and "thee", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Jehovah is my rock and my fortress...", so "love" and "thee" should be read forward into that movement. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "love" and "thee" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.