“[Psalm 18] For the director of music. Of David the servant of the LORD. He sang to the LORD the words of this song when 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. The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.”
– Psalm 18:1-2

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interview with the author of Psalm 18:1-2

Note: this is a creative reimagining of the ideas in Psalm 18:1–2 presented as an interview, not a direct quotation.

Interviewer: You open very strongly — what are the first words you want people to hear from you?

Author: That I love the Lord. That’s the center of everything I say. He’s the source of my strength.

Interviewer: You use a lot of images — rock, fortress, deliverer. Why those?

Author: Because I needed words for dependability and protection. A rock is steady when everything else shifts. A fortress keeps out the danger. A deliverer is someone who pulls you from the jaws of trouble.

Interviewer: So when you say you take refuge in God, what does that look like for you?

Author: It’s choosing to rely on him — to stand under his shelter when the storms come, to be honest about my fear and let him be my shield and salvation. It’s trust, not just words.

information about the author of Psalm 18:1-2

Most evangelical Christians identify King David as the author of Psalm 18 (including vv. 1–2). Here are key points from that perspective:

– Author and attribution
– The psalm’s superscription reads “A Psalm of David,” and Jewish and Christian tradition have long attributed it to David.
– The psalm is essentially the same material as 2 Samuel 22, which the narrative context there explicitly places in David’s life as a thanksgiving song for deliverance.

– Why David is the “most likely” author
– The close verbal and thematic parallel with 2 Samuel 22 strongly supports Davidic authorship.
– The content fits David’s life: a personal song of deliverance after being threatened by enemies (classically understood as Saul and later enemies during his kingship).
– Early Jewish and Christian witness consistently ascribes it to David.

– A brief note about the text (Psalm 18:1–2)
– Many translations render these verses: “I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer…” (wording varies by translation).
– The Hebrew phrasing in v. 1 is somewhat ambiguous (rendered “I love you” or “I will love you” in different translations), but the sense is of personal devotion and trust in Yahweh.

– Theological and pastoral significance (evangelical emphasis)
– The psalm shows God as personal Savior and refuge—“rock,” “fortress,” “deliverer,” “shield,” “horn of salvation”—titles that reassure believers of God’s saving power and faithfulness.
– Evangelicals often see David’s experience as typological: his rescue and kingship foreshadow Christ’s ultimate deliverance (e.g., New Testament themes of salvation and the “horn” as strength).
– Practically, it encourages worship, dependence on God in danger, and thanksgiving for divine rescue.

– Scholarly and devotional balance
– While evangelicals affirm Davidic authorship and the psalm’s inspired status, many also recognize that the psalm may have been edited or placed in the Psalter later as part of the canonical collection—this does not undercut its theological authority.

For direct study, read Psalm 18 together with 2 Samuel 22 to see the close parallel and to appreciate why David is widely viewed as the psalm’s author in evangelical circles.

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