Psalm , Sarah Barry
I LOVE YOU, O LORD
Passage: Psalm 18:1~19  
Key verse: 1
Psalm 18[a](A)For the director of music. Of David the servant of the Lord. He sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.(B)
2 The Lord is my rock,(C) my fortress(D) and my deliverer;(E)
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(F)
my shield[b](G) and the horn[c] of my salvation,(H) my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(I)
and I have been saved from my enemies.(J)
4 The cords of death(K) entangled me;
the torrents(L) of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death(M) confronted me.
6 In my distress(N) I called to the Lord;(O)
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(P)
my cry came(Q) before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled(R) and quaked,(S)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(T)
they trembled because he was angry.(U)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(V)
consuming fire(W) came from his mouth,
burning coals(X) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(Y)
dark clouds(Z) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(AA) and flew;
he soared(AB) on the wings of the wind.(AC)
11 He made darkness his covering,(AD) his canopy(AE) around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(AF) clouds advanced,
with hailstones(AG) and bolts of lightning.(AH)
13 The Lord thundered(AI) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[d]
14 He shot his arrows(AJ) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning(AK) he routed them.(AL)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations(AM) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(AN) Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(AO)
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.(AP)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,(AQ)
from my foes, who were too strong for me.(AR)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,(AS)
but the Lord was my support.(AT)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(AU)
he rescued me because he delighted in me.(AV)
1 I love you, Lord, my strength.(B)
2 The Lord is my rock,(C) my fortress(D) and my deliverer;(E)
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(F)
my shield[b](G) and the horn[c] of my salvation,(H) my stronghold.
3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,(I)
and I have been saved from my enemies.(J)
4 The cords of death(K) entangled me;
the torrents(L) of destruction overwhelmed me.
5 The cords of the grave coiled around me;
the snares of death(M) confronted me.
6 In my distress(N) I called to the Lord;(O)
I cried to my God for help.
From his temple he heard my voice;(P)
my cry came(Q) before him, into his ears.
7 The earth trembled(R) and quaked,(S)
and the foundations of the mountains shook;(T)
they trembled because he was angry.(U)
8 Smoke rose from his nostrils;(V)
consuming fire(W) came from his mouth,
burning coals(X) blazed out of it.
9 He parted the heavens and came down;(Y)
dark clouds(Z) were under his feet.
10 He mounted the cherubim(AA) and flew;
he soared(AB) on the wings of the wind.(AC)
11 He made darkness his covering,(AD) his canopy(AE) around him—
the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(AF) clouds advanced,
with hailstones(AG) and bolts of lightning.(AH)
13 The Lord thundered(AI) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.[d]
14 He shot his arrows(AJ) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning(AK) he routed them.(AL)
15 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations(AM) of the earth laid bare
at your rebuke,(AN) Lord,
at the blast of breath from your nostrils.(AO)
16 He reached down from on high and took hold of me;
he drew me out of deep waters.(AP)
17 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,(AQ)
from my foes, who were too strong for me.(AR)
18 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,(AS)
but the Lord was my support.(AT)
19 He brought me out into a spacious place;(AU)
he rescued me because he delighted in me.(AV)
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:1 In Hebrew texts 18:1-50 is numbered 18:2-51.
- Psalm 18:2 Or sovereign
- Psalm 18:2 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning
Cross references
- Psalm 18:1 : 18:Title–50pp — 2Sa 22:1-51
- Psalm 18:1 : S Ex 15:2; S Dt 33:29; S 1Sa 2:10; Ps 22:19; 28:7; 59:9; 81:1; Isa 12:2; 49:5; Jer 16:19
- Psalm 18:2 : S Ex 33:22
- Psalm 18:2 : Ps 28:8; 31:2, 3; Isa 17:10; Jer 16:19
- Psalm 18:2 : Ps 40:17
- Psalm 18:2 : Ps 2:12; 9:9; 94:22
- Psalm 18:2 : S Ge 15:1; Ps 28:7; 84:9; 119:114; 144:2
- Psalm 18:2 : S 1Sa 2:1; S Lk 1:69
- Psalm 18:3 : S 1Ch 16:25
- Psalm 18:3 : S Ps 9:13
- Psalm 18:4 : Ps 116:3
- Psalm 18:4 : Ps 93:4; 124:4; Isa 5:30; 17:12; Jer 6:23; 51:42, 55; Eze 43:2
- Psalm 18:5 : Pr 13:14
- Psalm 18:6 : S Dt 4:30
- Psalm 18:6 : Ps 30:2; 99:6; 102:2; 120:1
- Psalm 18:6 : Ps 66:19; 116:1
- Psalm 18:6 : S Job 16:18
- Psalm 18:7 : Ps 97:4; Isa 5:25; 64:3
- Psalm 18:7 : S Jdg 5:4
- Psalm 18:7 : S Jdg 5:5
- Psalm 18:7 : S Job 9:5; Jer 10:10
- Psalm 18:8 : S Job 41:20
- Psalm 18:8 : S Ex 15:7; S 19:18; S Job 41:21; Ps 50:3; 97:3; Da 7:10
- Psalm 18:8 : Pr 25:22; Ro 12:20
- Psalm 18:9 : S Ge 11:5; S Ps 57:3
- Psalm 18:9 : S Ex 20:21; S Dt 33:26; S Ps 104:3
- Psalm 18:10 : S Ge 3:24; Eze 10:18
- Psalm 18:10 : S Dt 33:26
- Psalm 18:10 : Ps 104:3
- Psalm 18:11 : S Ex 19:9; S Dt 4:11
- Psalm 18:11 : S Job 22:14; Isa 4:5; Jer 43:10
- Psalm 18:12 : Ps 104:2
- Psalm 18:12 : S Jos 10:11
- Psalm 18:12 : S Job 36:30
- Psalm 18:13 : S Ex 9:23; S 1Sa 2:10
- Psalm 18:14 : S Dt 32:23
- Psalm 18:14 : S Job 36:30; Rev 4:5
- Psalm 18:14 : S Jdg 4:15
- Psalm 18:15 : S Ps 11:3
- Psalm 18:15 : Ps 76:6; 104:7; 106:9; Isa 50:2
- Psalm 18:15 : S Ex 15:8
- Psalm 18:16 : Ex 15:5; Ps 69:2; Pr 18:4; 20:5
- Psalm 18:17 : ver 48; Ps 38:19; 59:1; 143:9
- Psalm 18:17 : S Jdg 18:26
- Psalm 18:18 : Pr 1:27; 16:4; Jer 17:17; 40:2; Ob 1:13
- Psalm 18:18 : Ps 20:2; Isa 3:1
- Psalm 18:19 : Ps 31:8
- Psalm 18:19 : S Nu 14:8
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1. I love you, O Lord, my strength
This Psalm is David's love confession to God. David had many enemies. King Saul put a price on his head and forced him to live as a fugitive, then as an exile. He was often just one step away from death. But he overcame fear of death and drove all the factors of death from his heart by taking refuge in God and calling on him for help. He experienced God's saving grace and he learned to live with God. He praised God and loved him with all the passion of his soul.
2. The Lord thundered from heaven
David saw the whole created world and all history from God's point of view. He worshiped the God of creation, and he saw the mighty acts of God in nature. The Creator God took hold of him to rescue him from the hands of his enemies. By faith, he was faithful to God; by faith, he kept his heart pure. He knew that it was God who kept his lamp burning.
Prayer: Lord, teach me to love you.
One Word: I love you, O Lord