Psalms 18:2

"For the Chief Musician. By David the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said, I love you, LORD, my strength."

Key Reflection

This passage highlights David's trust and dependence on God during times of distress. By declaring "I love you, LORD, my strength," David expresses his reliance on God as both his protector and source of strength against his enemies, including Saul.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

The Lord is my rock -The idea in this expression, and in the subsequent parts of the description, is that he owed his safety entirely to God. He had been unto him as a rock, a tower, a buckler, etc. - that is, he had derived from God the protection which a rock, a tower, a citadel, a buckler furnished to those who depended on them, or which they were designed to secure. The word “rock” here has reference to the fact that in times of danger a lofty rock would be sought as a place of safety, or that men would fly to it to escape from their enemies.

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