Psalms 18:31

THE MESSAGE

Is there any god like God ? Are we not at bedrock? Is not this the God who armed me, then aimed me in the right direction? Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain. He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow! You protect me with salvation-armor; you hold me up with a firm hand, caress me with your gentle ways. You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm. When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men. I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them. You armed me well for this fight, you smashed the upstarts. You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters. They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer. I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
For who is God besides the Lord?And who is a rock? Only our God.

Hebrew Names Version
For who is God, except the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God,

King James Version
For who is God save the Lord ? or who is a rock save our God?

English Standard Version
For who is God, but the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God?—

New Century Version
Who is God? Only the Lord . Who is the Rock? Only our God.

New English Translation
Indeed, who is God besides the Lord ? Who is a protector besides our God?

Amplified Bible
For who is God, but the LORD? Or who is a rock, except our God,

New American Standard Bible
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God,

World English Bible
For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God,

Geneva Bible (1587)
For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mightie saue our God?

Legacy Standard Bible
For who is God, but Yahweh?And who is a rock, except our God,

Berean Standard Bible
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the rock except our God?

Contemporary English Version
You alone are God! Only you are a mighty rock.

Complete Jewish Bible
"As for God, his way is perfect, the word of Adonai has been tested by fire; he shields all who take refuge in him.

Darby Translation
For who is +God save Jehovah? and who is a rock if not our God?

Easy-to-Read Version
There is no God except the Lord . There is no Rock except our God.

George Lamsa Translation
For there is no God save the LORD; and there is no one who is mighty like our God.

Good News Translation
The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense.

Lexham English Bible
For who is God apart from Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God?

Literal Translation
For who is God besides Jehovah? Or who is a Rock except our God?

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For who is God, but the LORDE? Or, who hath eny strength, but oure God?

American Standard Version
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God,

Bible in Basic English
For who is God but the Lord? or who is a Rock but our God?

JPS Old Testament (1917)
As for God, His way is perfect;

King James Version (1611)
For who is God saue the Lord? or who is a rocke saue our God?

Bishop's Bible (1568)
For who is a Lorde besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lorde?

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
For who is God but the Lord? and who is a God except our God?

English Revised Version
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, beside our God?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Mi God, his weie is vndefoulid, the speches of the Lord ben examyned bi fier; he is defendere of alle men hopynge in hym.

Update Bible Version
For who is God, save Yahweh? And who is a rock, besides our God,

Webster's Bible Translation
For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?

New King James Version
For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

New Living Translation
For who is God except the Lord ? Who but our God is a solid rock?

New Life Bible
For Who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock except our God?

New Revised Standard
For who is God except the Lord ? And who is a rock besides our God?—

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? And who is a Rock, save our God?

Douay-Rheims Bible
(17-32) For who is God but the Lord? or who is God but our God?

Revised Standard Version
For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? --

Young's Literal Translation
For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God?

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For who is God, but the Lord ? And who is a rock, except our God,

Contextual Overview

³⁰ What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God -direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it. ³¹Is there any god like God ? Are we not at bedrock? Is not this the God who armed me, then aimed me in the right direction? Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain. He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow! You protect me with salvation-armor; you hold me up with a firm hand, caress me with your gentle ways. You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm. When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men. I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them. You armed me well for this fight, you smashed the upstarts. You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters. They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer. I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter. ⁴³You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me; the moment they got wind of me they listened. The foreign devils gave up; they came on their bellies, crawling from their hideouts. ⁴⁶Live, God ! Blessings from my Rock, my free and freeing God, towering! This God set things right for me and shut up the people who talked back. He rescued me from enemy anger, he pulled me from the grip of upstarts, He saved me from the bullies. ⁴⁹That's why I'm thanking you, God , all over the world. That's why I'm singing songs that rhyme your name. God's king takes the trophy; God's chosen is beloved. I mean David and all his children— always.

Bible Verse Review
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Psalms 86:8, Deuteronomy 32:31, Deuteronomy 32:39, 1 Samuel 2:2, 2 Samuel 22:32, Isaiah 45:5, Isaiah 45:21, Isaiah 45:22

Reciprocal: Genesis 2:4 - Lord Deuteronomy 32:4 - the Rock Judges 15:18 - Thou hast given 1 Chronicles 29:12 - give strength Psalms 62:6 - rock Psalms 144:1 - my strength Isaiah 30:29 - mighty One Isaiah 44:8 - no God

Cross-References

Genesis 18:20
God continued, "The cries of the victims in Sodom and Gomorrah are deafening; the sin of those cities is immense. I'm going down to see for myself, see if what they're doing is as bad as it sounds. Then I'll know."

Genesis 18:22
The men set out for Sodom, but Abraham stood in God 's path, blocking his way.

Genesis 18:27
Abraham came back, "Do I, a mere mortal made from a handful of dirt, dare open my mouth again to my Master? What if the fifty fall short by five—would you destroy the city because of those missing five?" He said, "I won't destroy it if there are forty-five."

Matthew 7:7
"Don't bargain with God. Be direct. Ask for what you need. This isn't a cat-and-mouse, hide-and-seek game we're in. If your child asks for bread, do you trick him with sawdust? If he asks for fish, do you scare him with a live snake on his plate? As bad as you are, you wouldn't think of such a thing. You're at least decent to your own children. So don't you think the God who conceived you in love will be even better?

Luke 11:8
"But let me tell you, even if he won't get up because he's a friend, if you stand your ground, knocking and waking all the neighbors, he'll finally get up and get you whatever you need.

Luke 18:1
Jesus told them a story showing that it was necessary for them to pray consistently and never quit. He said, "There was once a judge in some city who never gave God a thought and cared nothing for people. A widow in that city kept after him: ‘My rights are being violated. Protect me!'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For who [is] God save the Lord?.... Or Jehovah: there is but one God, and Jehovah is he; there is none besides him, nor any like him: there are many that are called gods, nominal deities, who are not by nature gods; fictitious ones, the idols of the Gentiles, made of gold, silver, brass, wood, and stone; but there is but one true God: there are gods, in an improper sense, as civil magistrates; but there is none really and truly so but the Lord; which is to be understood, not of Jehovah the Father, to the exclusion of the Son and Spirit; for the Son is Jehovah, and the Spirit is Jehovah; both are so called, as well as the Father, and all three one God;

or who [is] a rock save our God? to have recourse to for shelter and protection; or to trust to, and build upon, for eternal life and salvation. False gods are rocks; but not like ours, our enemies themselves being judges, Deuteronomy 32:31; so Apollo at Delphos is called the Delphian rock n: the words seem to be taken from, or at least there is in them a reference to, 1 Samuel 2:2.

n δελφις πετρα, Sophoclis Oedipus, v. 472.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For who is God save the Lord? - Who is God except Yahweh? The idea is, that no other being has evinced the power, the wisdom, and the goodness which properly belong to the true God; or, that the things which are implied in the true nature of God are found in no other being.

Or who is a rock save our God? - See Psalms 18:2. There is no one who can furnish such safety or defense; no one under whose protection we can be secure in danger. Compare Deuteronomy 32:31.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 18:31. For who is God save the Lord? — "For who is Eloah, except Jehovah?" None is worthy of adoration but the self-existent, eternal, infinitely perfect, and all-merciful Being.

Or who is a rock — A fountain emitting continual supplies of grace and goodness.