Psalms 18

Which worship songs are based on Psalms 18?

  1. I Really Love You (Spontaneous) — Brian Johnson & Jenn Johnson & Bethel Music (2012) Psalms 18:1-2

    The song's declaration of love addressed to God as the worshipper's strength closely adapts the psalm's opening. Its accompanying protective imagery also echoes the following verse.

  2. Psalm 18 — Cory Asbury (2009) Psalms 18:1-3

    The opening closely follows David's declaration of love, descriptions of God's protection, and confidence in deliverance through prayer. The later explanation that God rescues because He delights in the worshiper directly adapts verse 19.

  3. My Fortress — Jeremy Camp (2008) Psalms 18:1-2

    The song's repeated identification of God as a fortress, refuge, strength, and rock closely adapts the concentrated set of protective descriptions opening this psalm. Its emphasis on dependence amid danger reinforces that connection.

  4. God I Look to You — Bethel Music & Jenn Johnson (2011) Psalms 18:1-2

    The chorus closely adapts the psalm's opening declaration of love for God as strength, then repeats its distinctive descriptions of God as shield and rock.

  5. El Shaddai — Avalon (2008) Psalms 18:1

    The chorus's Hebrew expression of love toward the Lord closely adapts the distinctive Hebrew declaration that opens Psalm 18.

  6. The Lord Is My Rock — Elevation Worship (2009) Psalms 18:2

    The chorus directly reproduces the opening declaration of Psalm 18:2, identifying the Lord as the worshiper's rock. The surrounding emphasis on security amid danger reinforces the verse's portrayal of God as refuge and deliverer.

  7. He Is Not Worried — Brandon Heath (2022) Psalms 18:2

    The identification of Jesus as the singer’s rock uses the psalmic image of God as a stable refuge amid danger. The surrounding emphasis on protection and unshakable security reinforces this connection.

  8. You Are Strong — Anthem Worship (2021) Psalms 18:2

    The chorus combines several distinctive titles from this verse, identifying God as the worshipper's rock, fortress, and deliverer. The concentrated cluster strongly indicates dependence on the psalm rather than merely generic language about protection.

  9. Rescata — Lauren Daigle (2020) Psalms 18:2

    The combined portrayal of God as rescuer, shield, and secure refuge closely reflects David's cluster of protective titles for God in this psalm.

  10. I Will Call Out Your Name — John Pape (2022) Psalms 18:2

    The combined language of calling to God in distress, being heard, and identifying God as both strength and shield closely follows David’s prayer of deliverance.

  11. Praising and Thanking — I.D.O.4. (2021) Psalms 18:2

    The clustered descriptions of God as the worshipper’s fortress, strength, and rock closely reproduce the personal refuge imagery of David’s deliverance psalm.

  12. Refuge — Skillet (2021) Psalms 18:2

    The bridge gathers the same distinctive cluster of protective titles found in this verse, presenting God as rock, fortress, strength, shield, and defense.

  13. I Will Call Upon the Lord — Shane & Shane (2024) Psalms 18:3

    The song directly reproduces David’s declarations that he will call upon the praiseworthy Lord for deliverance and that the living God, his Rock and source of salvation, should be exalted.

  14. Defender — Kings Kaleidoscope (2014) Psalms 18:4-9

    The song closely adapts the psalm's destructive torrents, answered cry, trembling earth and mountains, descending heavens, and divine thunder. Its later descriptions of spacious safety, God as the incomparable rock, strength for hands and feet, and God lowering himself to elevate the rescued person continue the same passage.

  15. Flood Waters — Josh Garrels (2011) Psalms 18:4-5

    The image of death's cords binding people closely echoes this psalm's depiction of mortal danger. The surrounding imagery of threatening waters strengthens the connection to Psalm 18 specifically.

  16. Rescue — Bethel Music (2021) Psalms 18:6

    The chorus follows the psalm's sequence of calling to God in distress, receiving an answer, and experiencing divine intervention and rescue.

  17. The Fragile Breath (The Thunder Song) — Todd Agnew (2009) Psalms 18:7

    The chorus combines divine speech expressed through thunder and lightning with trembling mountains and foundations. This closely matches the psalm's portrayal of God's powerful intervention.

  18. End of the Age — Becoming the Archetype (2008) Psalms 18:7-17

    The song closely follows this passage's sequence of earthquake, trembling mountains, divine anger, fire, and God's descent from heaven. Its bridge unmistakably adapts the exposure of the sea's depths and the earth's foundations, followed by God's personal rescue of the speaker.

  19. Pull Me Out — Bebo Norman (2008) Psalms 18:16

    The repeated appeal for God to reach downward and pull the speaker out closely adapts the psalm's description of divine rescue. The accompanying image of struggling in water strengthens the connection to this specific verse.

  20. Here With Me — Everyday Sunday (2009) Psalms 18:16

    The anticipated rescue from deep water closely echoes the psalm's depiction of God reaching down and drawing the speaker out of overwhelming waters.

  21. You Are My Hope — Cory Asbury (2008) Psalms 18:17

    The petition for rescue from a powerful enemy closely adapts David's account of divine deliverance from an adversary stronger than himself.

  22. To Every Generation — Debby Boone (2013) Psalms 18:25

    The description of God responding faithfully to faithful people closely adapts this verse's distinctive reciprocal formulation, rather than merely affirming divine faithfulness.

  23. A Alegria (Ao Vivo) — Isadora Pompeo (2024) Psalms 18:29

    The chorus closely adapts David’s declaration that God enables him to confront a troop and leap over a wall. The military and wall imagery therefore comes from a specific victory psalm rather than from the fall of Jericho.

  24. More Abundantly Medley - Live — Ricky Dillard (2020) Psalms 18:29

    The brief military image of being divinely empowered to pass through an opposing troop directly reflects the traditional wording of this verse.

  25. Introdução — Thiago Grulha (2012) Psalms 18:29

    The image of leaping over walls, placed within an account of walking with God, echoes David's description of overcoming a wall through God's enabling power.

  26. Hlengiwe's Praise (Live) — Joyous Celebration (2014) Psalms 18:34

    The spoken introduction closely reproduces the verse's paired images of God providing military training and strength to bend a bronze bow. It applies David's testimony to the congregation's endurance through hardship.

Psalms 18 (King James Version)

1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

2 The 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.

3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

6 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.

7 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.

8 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

10 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.

11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

15 Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.

16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

20 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

21 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22 For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.

23 I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.

24 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight.

25 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;

26 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward.

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.

34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.

36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.

37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

39 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

40 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

41 They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.

42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

47 It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.

48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

49 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.

50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.