Psalms 18:2 (YLT)

Passage

Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God <FI>is<Fi> my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:1 To the Overseer. --By a servant of Jehovah, by David, who hath spoken to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he saith: --I love Thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

Psalms 18:2 Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my rock, and my bulwark, And my deliverer, My God <FI>is<Fi> my rock, I trust in Him: My shield, and a horn of my salvation, My high tower.

Psalms 18:3 The `Praised One' I call Jehovah, And from my enemies I am saved.

Psalms 18:4 Compassed me have cords of death, And streams of the worthless make me afraid.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "jehovah", "rock", "bulwark", "deliverer", "trust", "shield", and "horn". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "jehovah" and "rock", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "To the Overseer By a servant of..." into verse 3's "The Praised One' I call Jehovah And...", so "jehovah" and "rock" belong inside that flow. 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 "jehovah" and "rock" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.