# Psalms 18.31 **Book:** [Psalms](/codex/psalms/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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. > > **31. 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? 33. He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: And setteth me upon my high places. (Psalms 18:29-33, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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. > > **31. 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? 33. He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places. (Psalms 18:29-33, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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 > > **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. (Psalms 18:29-33, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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. > > **31. 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. 33. Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand. (Psalms 18:29-33, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.