Images of God in the Psalms
“Who is so great a God as
our God?” Psalm 77:13b
IMAGES OF GOD IN THE PSALMS
- Shield (3:3; 28:7; 33:20; 59:11; 84:9; 115:9-11; 144:2)
- A Sun and a Shield (84:11)
- My Righteousness (4:1)
- King (5:2; 10:16; 20:9; 29:10: 44:4; 47:6; 84:4; 89:18; 98:2; 145:1; 149:1)
- A great King over all the earth (47:2, 7)
- Great King (48:2)
- A great King above all gods (95:3)
- The King of Glory (24:7-10)
- My King (68:24)
- My King of old (74:12)
- Refuge (9:9; 14:6; 46:7, 11; 48:3; 57:1; 59:16; 62:7; 62:8; 91:2, 9; 94:22; 104:18; 142:5)
- Strong Refuge (71:7)
- Helper of the fatherless (10:14)
- A Helper (30:10; 33:20; 54:4; 115:9)
- The portion of mine inheritance and of my cup (16:5)
- My Rock (18:2, 46; 28:1; 31:3; 42:9; 62:2; 71:3)
- My Strong Rock (31:2)
- The Rock of my Strength (62:7)
- The Rock of my Salvation (89:26)
- Rock (18:31; 78:35)
- The Rock of my Refuge (94:22)
- Rock of our Salvation (95:1)
- My strength (18:1, 2; 19:14; 22:19; 28:7; 31:4; 43:2; 59:17; 118:14; 144:1)
- Our strength (46:1; 81:1)
- The saving strength of His Anointed (28:8)
- My Fortress (18:2; 31:3; 71:3; 91:2; 144:2)
- My Buckler (18:2)
- The Horn of my Salvation (18:2)
- My high tower (18:2; 144:2)
- The Highest (18:13)
- My Redeemer (19:14)
- The most High (7:17; 9:2; 21:7; 46:4; 47:2; 50:14; 56:2; 57:2; 73:11; 77:10; 78:17; 78:56; 82:6; 83:18; 91:1, 9; 92:1; 92:1; 107:11)
- My Shepherd (23:1)
- Shepherd of Israel (80:1)
- My Light (27:1)
- My Salvation (27:1; 38:22; 51:14; 62:1, 2, 6; 88:1; 118:14, 21)
- Our Salvation (64:5; 79:9; 85:4)
- The God of salvation (68:20)
- The strength of my life (27:1)
- The strength of my heart (73:26)
- The strength of my salvation (140:7)
- LORD God of Truth (31:5)
- The God of my life (42:8)
- My exceeding joy (43:4)
- The health of my countenance (42:11)
- A very present help in trouble (46:1)
- Greatly exalted (47:9)
- The mighty God (50:1)
- My Defence (59:9, 16, 17; 62:6; 94:22)
- Our Defence (89:18)
- The God of my mercy (59:10, 17)
- The Rock that is higher than I (61:2)
- A Shelter (61:3)
- Strong tower (61:3)
- As a bird protecting her young (61:4)
- My Glory (62:7)
- My strong habitation (71:3)
- My portion forever (73:26)
- The judge (75:7)
- The high God (78:35)
- The Holy One of Israel (78:41; 89:18)
- LORD God of hosts (80:4, 19; 84:8; 89:8)
- God of hosts (80:7, 14)
- LORD of hosts (84:4, 3, 12)
- The glory of their strength (89:17)
- Our dwelling place in all generations (90:1)
- The LORD our maker (95:6)
- My praise (109:1)
- As the Divine Warrior (110:5-7)
- My song (118:14)
- The rejected stone (118:22-23)
- Thy keeper (121:5)
- Thy shade upon thy right hand (121:5)
- My Goodness (144:2)
- My Deliverer (144:2)
- He in whom I trust (144:2)