Psalms 18:1 KJV

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.

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • thee one person

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

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Thompson Chains

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Cross References

  • 2 Samuel 22:1–51 And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: …
  • Colossians 1:11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
  • 1 John 4:19 We love him, because he first loved us.
  • Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
  • Isaiah 12:1–6 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me. …

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Topics

Bible Dictionary

  • DavidBeloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s...
  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.
  • SaulAsked for. (1.) A king of Edom (Gen 36:37, Gen 36:38); called Shaul in 1 Chr 1:48.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • To the chief Musician לַמְנַצֵּחַ lamnaṣṣēaḥ נָצַח Verb · piel active participle, masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • of David לְדָוִד lĕdāwid דָּוִד Proper name · with preposition
  • the servant לְעֶבֶד lĕʿebed עֶבֶד Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • who spake אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative דִּבֶּר dibber דָבַר Verb · piel perfect, third person masculine singular
  • unto the LORD לַיהוָה layhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name · with preposition
  • the words אֶת ʾet Object marker דִּבְרֵי dibrê דָּבָר Noun · masculine plural construct
  • of this song הַשִּׁירָה haššîrâ שִׁיר Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the הַזֹּאת hazzōʾt Pronoun · with the
  • in the day בְּיוֹם bĕyôm יוֹם Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
  • the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • delivered הִצִּיל hiṣṣîl נָצַל Verb · hiphil perfect, third person masculine singular
  • him from the hand אוֹתוֹ ʾôtô Object marker · with suffix: third person masculine singular מִכַּף mikkap כַּף Noun · feminine singular construct · with preposition
  • of all his enemies כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct אֹיְבָיו ʾōyĕbāyw אֹיֵב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine singular
  • and from the hand וּמִיַּד ûmiyyad יָד Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct · with and, preposition
  • of Saul שָׁאוּל šāʾwwl שָׁאוּל Proper name
  • And he said וַיֹּאמַר wayyōʾmar אָמַר Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person masculine singular · with and
  • I will love אֶרְחָמְךָ ʾerḥāmĕkā רָחַם Verb · qal imperfect, first person common singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular
  • thee, O LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • my strength חִזְקִי ḥizqî חֵזֶק Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular

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