Psalms 18:46
in Psalms 18The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
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ASV
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation,
KJV
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
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This verse in Psalms 18
Commentary
9 notes on this verse"The Lord liveth." Possessing underived, essential, independent and eternal life. We serve no inanimate, imaginary, or dying God. He only hath immortality. Like loyal subjects let us cry, Live on, O God. Long live the King of kings. By thine immortality do we dedicate ourselves afresh to thee. As the Lord our God liveth so would we live to him. "And blessed be my rock." He is the ground of our hope, and let him be the subject of our praise. Our hearts bless the Lord, with holy love extolling him. Jehovah lives, my rock be blessed!
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"The Lord lives, and blessed be my God." "But to be carnally minded is death:" [Romans 8:6] for "the Lord lives, and blessed be my God. And let the God of my salvation be exalted" [Psalm 18:46]. And let me not think after an earthly fashion of the God of my salvation; nor look from Him for this earthly salvation, but that on high.
The Medieval Church1 voice
"The Lord lives." Here thanksgiving is set forth; and regarding this he does three things. First he proposes it. Second, he sets forth its subject matter, at "God who gives," etc. Third, he breaks forth into praises of God, at "therefore the Lord lives." And …
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
The best friends we have among men are dying friends. But God lives, lives for ever, and will not fail those that trust in him, but, because he lives, they shall live also; for he is their life. As a finishing God: As for God, he is not only perfect himself, but his way is perfect,
And David is here called the servant of the Lord, as Moses was, not only as every good man is God's servant, but because, with his sceptre, with his sword, and with his pen, he greatly promoted the interests of God's kingdom in Israel. It was more his honour that he was a servant of the Lord than that he was king of a great kingdom; and so he himself accounted it ( Ps. cxvi.
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The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock,.... This, with what follows, is the concluding part of the psalm, which ends with a celebration of the Divine Being, and with thankfulness for mercies received from him.
3 more voices on this verse
The Nineteenth Century3 voices
"The Lord liveth." Possessing underived, essential, independent and eternal life. We serve no inanimate, imaginary, or dying God. He only hath immortality. Like loyal subjects let us cry, Live on, O God. Long live the King of kings. By thine immortality do we dedicate ourselves afresh to thee. As the Lord our God liveth so would we live to him. "And blessed be my rock." He is the ground of our hope, and let him be the subject of our praise. Our hearts bless the Lord, with holy love extolling him. Jehovah lives, my rock be blessed! Praised be the God who gives me rest! "Let the God of my salvation be exalted." As our Saviour, the Lord should more than ever be glorified. We should publish abroad the story of the covenant and the cross, the Father's election, the Son's redemption, and the Spirit's regeneration. He who rescues us from deserved ruin should be very dear to us. In heaven they sing "Unto him that loved us and washed us in his blood;" the like music should be common in the assemblies of the saints below.
The Lord liveth - By him alone I have gained all my victories; and he continueth, and will be my Rock, the Source whence I may at all times derive help and salvation. May his name be blessed! May his kingdom be exalted!
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The Lord liveth - Yahweh - the name used here - is often described as the living God in contradistinction to idols, who are represented as without life, Deu 5:26; Jos 3:10; 2Ki 19:4; Psa 42:2; Mat 16:16; 1Th 1:9. Compare Psa 115:5; Psa 135:16. It is probably in allusion to this idea that the phrase “The Lord liveth” is used here. It is a joyful exclamation in view of all that God had done; of all the deliverances which he had performed for the author of the psalm. In the remembrance of all this the psalmist says that God had shown himself to be the living, that is, the true God. These interpositions furnished abundant demonstration that Yahweh existed, and that he was worthy of adoration and praise as the true God. So, in view of mercy and salvation, the heart of the redeemed exultingly exclaims, “The Lord lives - there is a living God.” And blessed be my Rock - God, who has shown himself to be a refuge and a protector. See the note at Psa 18:2. And let the God of my salvation be exalted - The God who has saved me from my enemies. Let him be exalted, be praised, be honored, be adored. Let his name be exalted above all idol gods; above all the creatures that he has made. The wish is, that His name might be made prominent; that all creatures might praise and honor Him.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חַי־ | chai- | [is] living | H2416 → | 498 times |
| יְ֭הוָה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּבָר֣וּךְ | uvarukh | and [be] blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| צוּרִ֑י | tzuri | rock my | H6697 → | 78 times |
| וְ֝יָר֗וּם | veyarum | and may he be exalted | H7311 → | 190 times |
| אֱלוֹהֵ֥י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׁעִֽי׃ | yishi | salvation my | H3468 → | 36 times |
חַי־[is] living
chai-H2416 →498 times
יְ֭הוָהYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּבָר֣וּךְand [be] blessed
uvarukhH1288 →330 times
צוּרִ֑יrock my
tzuriH6697 →78 times
וְ֝יָר֗וּםand may he be exalted
veyarumH7311 →190 times
אֱלוֹהֵ֥י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
יִשְׁעִֽי׃salvation my
yishiH3468 →36 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 57:5Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
it leads to
- Habakkuk 2:14
For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
- Isaiah 6:3
And they were calling out to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of Hosts; all the earth is full of His glory.”
- Psalms 72:19
And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
- Numbers 14:21
“Yet as surely as I live and as surely as the whole earth is filled with the glory of the LORD,
- Psalms 57:11
Be exalted, O God, above the heavens; may Your glory cover all the earth.
- Habakkuk 2:14
Through
Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
it leads to
- Psalms 144:2
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
- Psalms 62:7
My salvation and my honor rest on God, my strong rock; my refuge is in God.
- Psalms 144:2
Through
Revelation 1:18the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
it leads to
- Romans 6:9
For we know that since Christ was raised from the dead, He cannot die again; death no longer has dominion over Him.
- Romans 6:9
Where this verse is studied
About Psalms
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 18; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 1; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Thomas Aquinas, Exposition on the Psalms of David.