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Passage Lookup: Psalms 18; 2 Samuel 22
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I love you, O LORD, my strength.
Psalms 18:1
- Variant Count: 41 (77%)
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: I love you, Lord, my strength.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalms 18:2
- Variant Count: 1 (3%)
The 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.
I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
Psalms 18:3
- Variant Count: 3 (15%)
I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.
The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
Psalms 18:4
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
Psalms 18:5
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
Psalms 18:6
- Variant Count: None (0%)
In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.
The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.
Psalms 18:7
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains shook; they trembled because he was angry.
Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
Psalms 18:8
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
Psalms 18:9
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
Psalms 18:10
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him- the dark rain clouds of the sky.
Psalms 18:11
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
Psalms 18:12
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced, with hailstones and bolts of lightning.
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
Psalms 18:13
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
He shot his arrows and scattered the enemies, great bolts of lightning and routed them.
Psalms 18:14
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.
Psalms 18:15
- Variant Count: None (0%)
The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at your rebuke, Lord, at the blast of breath from your nostrils.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
Psalms 18:16
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
Psalms 18:17
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
Psalms 18:18
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.
He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
Psalms 18:19
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
Psalms 18:20
- Variant Count: 1 (4%)
The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
Psalms 18:21
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I am not guilty of turning from my God.
All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
Psalms 18:22
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
Psalms 18:23
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
Psalms 18:24
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
Psalms 18:25
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
Psalms 18:26
- Variant Count: 2 (12%)
to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
Psalms 18:27
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
You save the humble but bring low those whose eyes are haughty.
You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
Psalms 18:28
- Variant Count: None (0%)
You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.
With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
Psalms 18:29
- Variant Count: None (0%)
With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
Psalms 18:30
- Variant Count: 3 (13%)
As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord 's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
Psalms 18:31
- Variant Count: None (0%)
For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
Psalms 18:32
- Variant Count: 3 (21%)
It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
Psalms 18:33
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Psalms 18:34
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You give me your shield of victory, and your right hand sustains me; you stoop down to make me great.
Psalms 18:35
- Variant Count: 7 (35%)
You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.
You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.
Psalms 18:36
- Variant Count: 8 (47%)
You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
Psalms 18:37
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
Psalms 18:38
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
Psalms 18:39
- Variant Count: 3 (21%)
You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
Psalms 18:40
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them- to the LORD, but he did not answer.
Psalms 18:41
- Variant Count: 1 (4%)
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the Lord, but he did not answer.
I beat them as fine as dust borne on the wind; I poured them out like mud in the streets.
Psalms 18:42
- Variant Count: 3 (17%)
I beat them as fine as windblown dust; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations; people I did not know are subject to me.
Psalms 18:43
- Variant Count: 3 (11%)
You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
As soon as they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cringe before me.
Psalms 18:44
- Variant Count: 3 (20%)
foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
Psalms 18:45
- Variant Count: 1 (9%)
They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
Psalms 18:46
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God my Savior!
He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,
Psalms 18:47
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
He is the God who avenges me, who subdues nations under me,
who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.
Psalms 18:48
- Variant Count: 3 (15%)
who saves me from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.
Therefore I will praise you among the nations, O LORD; I will sing praises to your name.
Psalms 18:49
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
Psalms 18:50
- Variant Count: 2 (9%)
He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing love to his anointed, to David and to his descendants forever.
David 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.
2 Samuel 22:1
- Variant Count: 1 (3%)
David 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: "The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
2 Samuel 22:2
- Variant Count: 2 (15%)
He said: "The 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. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior- from violent men you save me.
2 Samuel 22:3
- Variant Count: 3 (8%)
my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me.
I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
2 Samuel 22:4
- Variant Count: 3 (15%)
"I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.
"The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
2 Samuel 22:5
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
2 Samuel 22:6
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
2 Samuel 22:7
- Variant Count: None (0%)
"In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
"The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
2 Samuel 22:8
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
2 Samuel 22:9
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
2 Samuel 22:10
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
2 Samuel 22:11
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness his canopy around him- the dark rain clouds of the sky.
2 Samuel 22:12
- Variant Count: 2 (13%)
He made darkness his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
2 Samuel 22:13
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
2 Samuel 22:14
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
He shot arrows and scattered the enemies, bolts of lightning and routed them.
2 Samuel 22:15
- Variant Count: 4 (23%)
He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
2 Samuel 22:16
- Variant Count: None (0%)
The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
2 Samuel 22:17
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
2 Samuel 22:18
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
2 Samuel 22:19
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support.
He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
2 Samuel 22:20
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
"The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
2 Samuel 22:21
- Variant Count: 1 (4%)
"The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not done evil by turning from my God.
2 Samuel 22:22
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I am not guilty of turning from my God.
All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
2 Samuel 22:23
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
2 Samuel 22:24
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
2 Samuel 22:25
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
"To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
2 Samuel 22:26
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
"To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
2 Samuel 22:27
- Variant Count: 2 (12%)
to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
2 Samuel 22:28
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
You are my lamp, O LORD; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
2 Samuel 22:29
- Variant Count: None (0%)
You, Lord, are my lamp; the Lord turns my darkness into light.
With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
2 Samuel 22:30
- Variant Count: None (0%)
With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
2 Samuel 22:31
- Variant Count: 4 (18%)
"As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord 's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
2 Samuel 22:32
- Variant Count: None (0%)
For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God?
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
2 Samuel 22:33
- Variant Count: 3 (21%)
It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights.
2 Samuel 22:34
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
2 Samuel 22:35
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
You give me your shield of victory; you stoop down to make me great.
2 Samuel 22:36
- Variant Count: 7 (50%)
You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.
You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn.
2 Samuel 22:37
- Variant Count: 8 (47%)
You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
"I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
2 Samuel 22:38
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
"I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
2 Samuel 22:39
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet.
2 Samuel 22:40
- Variant Count: 3 (21%)
You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
2 Samuel 22:41
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them- to the LORD, but he did not answer.
2 Samuel 22:42
- Variant Count: 1 (4%)
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the Lord, but he did not answer.
I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
2 Samuel 22:43
- Variant Count: 1 (4%)
I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
"You have delivered me from the attacks of my people; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know are subject to me,
2 Samuel 22:44
- Variant Count: 4 (14%)
"You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
and foreigners come cringing to me; as soon as they hear me, they obey me.
2 Samuel 22:45
- Variant Count: 4 (26%)
foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
2 Samuel 22:46
- Variant Count: 1 (9%)
They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
"The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!
2 Samuel 22:47
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
"The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,
2 Samuel 22:48
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,
who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.
2 Samuel 22:49
- Variant Count: 3 (14%)
who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.
Therefore I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
2 Samuel 22:50
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever."
2 Samuel 22:51
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
"He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever."
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