Passage

Psalms 18.30

Book: Psalms · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

28. For thou wilt light my lamp: Jehovah my God will lighten my darkness. 29. For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.

30. As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, besides our God, 32. The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect? (Psalms 18:28-32, ASV)

WEB

28. For you will light my lamp, Yahweh. My God will light up my darkness. 29. For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.

30. As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

For who is God, except Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God, 32. the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect? (Psalms 18:28-32, WEB)

KJV

28. For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. ^{candle: or, lamp} 29. For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. ^{run: or, broken}

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. ^{tried: or, refined}

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. (Psalms 18:28-32, KJV)

YLT

28. For Thou, Thou lightest my lamp, Jehovah my God enlighteneth my darkness. 29. For by Thee I run, a troop! And by my God I leap a wall.

30. God! perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield [is] He to all those trusting in Him.

For who [is] God besides Jehovah? And who [is] a rock save our God? 32. God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way. (Psalms 18:28-32, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.

H0410 - el, el, Strong's H0410
H3068 - YHWH, YHWH, Strong's H3068

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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