Psalms 18:35 (YLT)

Passage

And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:33 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.

Psalms 18:34 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of brass was brought down by my arms.

Psalms 18:35 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy right hand doth support me, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

Psalms 18:36 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

Psalms 18:37 I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "givest", "shield", "salvation", "right", "hand", "doth", and "support". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "givest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 34's "Teaching my hands for battle And a..." into verse 36's "Thou enlargest my step under me And...", so "thou" and "givest" 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 "thou" and "givest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.