| Psalm 18 | |
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| "I love you, O LORD, my strength." | |
 End of Psalm 18, Utrecht Psalter, Carolingian manuscript, Rheims style, Utrecht Cathedral Library | |
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| Language | Hebrew (original) |
| Psalm 18 | |
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← Psalm 17 Psalm 19 → | |
| Book | Book of Psalms |
| Hebrew Bible part | Ketuvim |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 1 |
| Category | Sifrei Emet |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 19 |
Psalm 18 is the 18th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "I love you, O LORD, my strength". In the Greek Septuagint and the Latin Vulgate, it is psalm 17 in a slightly different numbering system, known as "Diligam te Domine fortitudo mea".[1] It is almost identical to 2 Samuel 22, although verse 1 of the psalm, I love you, O LORD, my strength, is not included in the Samuel version.[2] With 50 verses, this is the longest psalm in Book 1 of the Book of Psalms (Psalms 1-41).
The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It was set to music by composers such as Heinrich Schütz.
- ^ "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 17". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
- ^ Spurgeon, C. H., Psalm 18 Bible Commentary, from Spurgeon's Treasury of David, accessed 2 September 2020