King James Version
Psalms 18:30 in the King James Version says “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. tried: or...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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. tried: or, refined”
Psalms 18:30 · KJV
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. candle: or, lamp
For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. run: or, broken
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. tried: or, refined
For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“As for God”
H410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the almighty (but used also of any deity)
“is perfect”
H8549entire (literally, figuratively or morally); also (as noun) integrity, truth
“his way”
H1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“he is a buckler”
H4043a shield (i.e., the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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