KJV King James Version
[As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Psalm 18:30
[As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
WEB World English Bible
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
ASV American Standard Version
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
God! perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield is He to all those trusting in Him.
Surrounding context — Psalm 18
27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness.
29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him.
31 For who [is] God save the LORD? or who [is] a rock save our God?
32 [It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 He maketh my feet like hinds’ [feet], and setteth me upon my high places.
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Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
הָאֵל֮H410 · elGodתָּמִ֪יםH8549 · ta.mimunblemishedדַּ֫רְכּ֥וֹH1870 · de.rekhway: conductאִמְרַֽת־H565 · im.rahwordיְהוָ֥הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDצְרוּפָ֑הH6884 · tsa.raphto refineמָגֵ֥ןH4043 · ma.genshieldה֝֗וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itלְכֹ֤ל׀H3605 · kolallהַחֹסִ֬יםH2620 · cha.sahto seek refugeבּֽוֹ׃H9033 · ohim
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 32:4[He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he.Proverbs 30:5Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him.2 Samuel 22:31[As for] God, his way [is] perfect; the word of the LORD [is] tried: he [is] a buckler to all them that trust in him.Psalm 84:11-12For the LORD God [is] a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good [thing] will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.Psalm 12:6The words of the LORD [are] pure words: [as] silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.Revelation 15:3And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous [are] thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true [are] thy ways, thou King of saints.Psalm 19:7-10The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple.Psalm 119:140Thy word [is] very pure: therefore thy servant loveth it.Psalm 18:2The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.Psalm 25:10All the paths of the LORD [are] mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.Daniel 4:37Now I Nebuchadnezzar praise and extol and honour the King of heaven, all whose works [are] truth, and his ways judgment: and those that walk in pride he is able to abase.Romans 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.Psalm 17:7Shew thy marvellous lovingkindness, O thou that savest by thy right hand them which put their trust [in thee] from those that rise up [against them].
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