“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, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Psalm 18:1-2
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.
“I love You, Lord” is used twice in the Psalms where an unusual word for love is used, referring to compassion as deep as a mother’s love.
The Hebrew word for my rock is balanced by its parallel Hebrew word my strength, meaning also “my rock.” References to God as a mountain fortress that protects the believer are found many times in the Psalms. This is a particularly apt image for David, who many times had to hide in the mountains for safety. In Israel, mountain “strongholds” (such as Masada) were high and inaccessible.
The word “horn” symbolized strength and provides an image of power. In Israelite thought, a horned animal with its head held high symbolized strength and triumph.
The deliverance God provided David should remind us of our own victory over the grave, achieved for us by the risen Lord Jesus.
God’s blessing on your day…