"The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety" (Psalm 18:2).
David uses seven metaphors that describe what the Lord was to him. Enter into David's worship:
The Lord is my Rock!
The Hebrew word means "a crag." This isn't something you could pick up and carry. The Lord is like a huge crag, a huge outcropping of rock, that will never be moved. God is an immovable rock to His people. He is always there, dependable, stable and strong.
My Fortress!
God is a stronghold, a place of safety where we can run to when we're under attack.
My Savior!
I can't save myself, but He surely can!
My God!
People today live as though they have to be their own god. They live today as though they have to take care of themselves; like they have to worry about everything for themselves as though there isn't a God in heaven who loves them. How different it is for those of us who know the Lord. We have a God! We serve the living and true God; the One who has created Heaven and Earth. He is the God who cares about us. He is the One who is in control of the universe. God has everything in control and He is "my God," not "their God" or "your God." He's my God!
My Rock in whom I find protection!
I wish I could take you to Israel with me and we could go to the Judean wilderness where this psalm was composed. It looks a lot like the backside of South Mountain Park without the cactus but with a little stream that goes through it. It is thought that David hid there from Saul, and from there you can view the Dead Sea below you. It's very barren and there are huge outcroppings of rock that have a pie-shaped hole cut under them, you have to crouch under it to get into the waterfall area. Here's a photo I took a few years back of Ein Gedi.
I think of that when I think of God being my refuge and my rock. David was surrounded by these massive rock formations and in some places there are caves way up high and you wonder, "What's in that cave?" I always wonder, "Did David hide in there?" If you were looking for someone, you would never find the person.
The Lord hides His people. He is a place of refuge and He has more ways of hiding you and taking care of you than you could ever imagine.
My Shield and the Horn of my Salvation! (NASB)
The horn on a bull represents the strength of that bull. The horn on any animal represents strength, and so when David says, "the horn of my salvation," it means "the strength of my salvation."
My Place of Safety!
Do you get the idea that our God has everything under control? He is strong and He can take care of you!
(Commentary Mark Martin)
David uses seven metaphors that describe what the Lord was to him. Enter into David's worship:
The Lord is my Rock!
The Hebrew word means "a crag." This isn't something you could pick up and carry. The Lord is like a huge crag, a huge outcropping of rock, that will never be moved. God is an immovable rock to His people. He is always there, dependable, stable and strong.
My Fortress!
God is a stronghold, a place of safety where we can run to when we're under attack.
My Savior!
I can't save myself, but He surely can!
My God!
People today live as though they have to be their own god. They live today as though they have to take care of themselves; like they have to worry about everything for themselves as though there isn't a God in heaven who loves them. How different it is for those of us who know the Lord. We have a God! We serve the living and true God; the One who has created Heaven and Earth. He is the God who cares about us. He is the One who is in control of the universe. God has everything in control and He is "my God," not "their God" or "your God." He's my God!
My Rock in whom I find protection!
I wish I could take you to Israel with me and we could go to the Judean wilderness where this psalm was composed. It looks a lot like the backside of South Mountain Park without the cactus but with a little stream that goes through it. It is thought that David hid there from Saul, and from there you can view the Dead Sea below you. It's very barren and there are huge outcroppings of rock that have a pie-shaped hole cut under them, you have to crouch under it to get into the waterfall area. Here's a photo I took a few years back of Ein Gedi.
I think of that when I think of God being my refuge and my rock. David was surrounded by these massive rock formations and in some places there are caves way up high and you wonder, "What's in that cave?" I always wonder, "Did David hide in there?" If you were looking for someone, you would never find the person.
The Lord hides His people. He is a place of refuge and He has more ways of hiding you and taking care of you than you could ever imagine.
My Shield and the Horn of my Salvation! (NASB)
The horn on a bull represents the strength of that bull. The horn on any animal represents strength, and so when David says, "the horn of my salvation," it means "the strength of my salvation."
My Place of Safety!
Do you get the idea that our God has everything under control? He is strong and He can take care of you!
(Commentary Mark Martin)