Psalm 18

Psalm 18
"I love you, O LORD, my strength."
End of Psalm 18, Utrecht Psalter, Carolingian manuscript, Rheims style, Utrecht Cathedral Library
Other name
  • Psalm 17
  • Diligam te Domine fortitudo mea
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 18
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

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.

  1. ^ "Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 17". Archived from the original on 2017-09-30. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
  2. ^ Spurgeon, C. H., Psalm 18 Bible Commentary, from Spurgeon's Treasury of David, accessed 2 September 2020