Bible Strands
Psalms 18:1
For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — David, identified as the servant of the LORD, speaks directly to the LORD. He delivers this declaration on the day the LORD delivered him from all his enemies and from Saul.
The words — The text states אֶרְחָמְ/ךָ֖ ('er.cha.me./Kha) "I love you" followed by יְהוָ֣ה (Yah.weh) "O Yahweh" and חִזְקִֽ/י\׃ (chiz.K/i) "strength my." The verb אֶרְחָמְ/ךָ֖ denotes a deliberate commitment rather than a passing emotion.
The thread — The passage records that David sang this song to the LORD on the day of deliverance from his enemies and Saul (2 Samuel 22:1). The motif of God-given strength appears in Colossians 1:11, while the principle that human love originates from God appears in 1 John 4:19.
Why it lands — The text explicitly identifies the LORD as the speaker's strength and the agent of rescue. It requires the reader to respond to divine deliverance with direct, acknowledged love rather than abstract devotion.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.
Cross-references
- 2 Samuel 22:1 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
- Colossians 1:11 being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully
- 1 John 4:19 We love because He first loved us.
- Isaiah 12:1 In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
- Psalms 116:1 I love the LORD, for He has heard my voice—my appeal for mercy.
- Psalms 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- Psalms 118:14 The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation.
- Psalms 144:1 Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.