Deu 32:4, 1Sa 2:2, Psa 18:2-50, 31:3, 42:9, 71:3, 91:2, 144:2, Mat 16:18 | ESV | STEP | The Rock , his work is perfect , for all his ways are justice . A God of faithfulness and without iniquity , just and upright is he.

2 The Lord is my ^grock and my ^hfortress and my deliverer,
my God, my ⁱrock, in ^jwhom I take refuge,
my ^kshield, and ^lthe horn of my salvation, my ^mstronghold.
3 I call upon the Lord, who is ⁿworthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
4 ^oThe cords of death encompassed me;
^pthe torrents of destruction assailed me; ^{▼▼Or terrified me}
5 ^rthe cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
6 ^sIn my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I cried for help.
From his ^ttemple he heard my voice,
and my cry to him reached his ears.
7 Then the earth ^ureeled and rocked;
the foundations also of the mountains trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
8 Smoke went up from his nostrils, ^{▼▼Or in his wrath}
and devouring ^wfire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
9 He ^xbowed the heavens and ^ycame down;
^zthick darkness was under his feet.
10 He rode on a cherub and flew;
he came swiftly on ^aathe wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his covering, his ^abcanopy around him,
thick clouds ^acdark with water.
12 Out of the brightness before him
^adhailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.
13 The Lord also ^aethundered in the heavens,
and the Most High uttered his ^afvoice,
hailstones and coals of fire.
14 And he sent out his ^agarrows and scattered them;
he flashed forth lightnings and ^ahrouted them.
15 Then ^aithe channels of the sea were seen,
and the foundations of the world were laid bare
at your ^ajrebuke, O Lord,
at the blast of ^akthe breath of your nostrils.
16 He ^alsent from on high, he took me;
he ^amdrew me out of ^anmany waters.
17 He rescued me from my strong enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were ^aotoo mighty for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
19 He brought me out into ^apa broad place;
he rescued me, because he ^aqdelighted in me.
20 The Lord dealt with me ^araccording to my righteousness;
according to ^asthe cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
21 For I have ^atkept the ways of the Lord,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For ^auall his rules ^{▼▼Or just decrees} were before me,
and his statutes I did not put away from me.
23 I was ^awblameless before him,
and I kept myself from my guilt.
24 So the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
25 With ^axthe merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
26 with the purified you show yourself pure;
and with ^aythe crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
27 For you save ^aza humble people,
but ^bathe haughty eyes you bring down.
28 For it is you who light my ^bblamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness.
29 For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can ^bcleap over ^bda wall.
30 This God—his way is ^beperfect; ^{▼▼Or blameless}
the word of the Lord ^bgproves true;
he is ^bha shield for all those who ^bitake refuge in him.
31 For ^bjwho is God, but the Lord?
And who is ^bka rock, except our God?—
32 the God who ^blequipped me with strength
and made my way ^bmblameless.
33 He made my feet like the feet of a ^bndeer
and set me secure on ^bothe heights.
34 He ^bptrains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your right hand ^bqsupported me,
and your ^brgentleness made me great.
36 You ^bsgave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet did not slip.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
and did not turn back till they were consumed.
38 I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise;
they fell under my feet.
39 For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made those who rise against me sink under me.
40 You made my enemies ^btturn their backs to me, ^{▼▼Or You gave me my enemies’ necks}
and those who hated me I destroyed.
41 ^bvThey cried for help, but there was none to save;
they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
42 I beat them fine as ^bwdust before the wind;
I cast them out like ^bxthe mire of the streets.
43 You delivered me from ^bystrife with the people;
you made me ^bzthe head of the nations;
^capeople whom I had not known served me.
44 As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
^cbforeigners ^cccame cringing to me.
45 ^cdForeigners lost heart
and ^cecame trembling out of their fortresses.
46 The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be the God of my salvation—
47 the God who gave me vengeance
and ^cfsubdued peoples under me,
48 who rescued me from my enemies;
yes, you ^cgexalted me above those who rose against me;
you delivered me from ^chthe man of violence.
49 ^ciFor this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,
and ^cjsing to your name.
50 Great ^cksalvation he brings to his king,
and shows steadfast love to his ^clanointed,
to ^cmDavid and his offspring forever.

Psalms 31:3

3 For you are my rock and my fortress;
and for your ^cnname’s sake you lead me and guide me;

Psalms 42:9

9 I say to God, ^comy rock:
“Why have you forgotten me?
^cpWhy do I go mourning
because of the oppression of the enemy?”

Psalms 71:3

3 Be to me a rock of ^cqrefuge,
to which I may continually come;
you have ^crgiven the command to save me,
for you are my ^csrock and my fortress.

Psalms 91:2

2 I will say ^{▼▼Septuagint He will say} to the Lord, “My ^curefuge and my ^cvfortress,
my God, in whom I ^cwtrust.”

Psalms 144:2

2 he is my ^cxsteadfast love and my ^cyfortress,
my ^czstronghold and my deliverer,
my ^dashield and he in whom I take refuge,
who ^dbsubdues peoples ^{▼▼Many Hebrew manuscripts, Dead Sea Scroll, Jerome, Syriac, Aquila; most Hebrew manuscripts subdues my people} under me.

Matthew 16:18

18 And I tell you, ^ddyou are Peter, and ^deon this rock ^{▼▼The Greek words for Peter and rock sound similar} I will build my church, and ^dgthe gates of ^dhhell ^{▼▼Greek the gates of Hades} shall not prevail against it.