Horn of My Salvation

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” 

Psalm 18:2

Why is our Lord described as the horn of salvation? Scholar Herbert Lockyer explains: “the figure of the Horn is taken from those animals whose strength is in their horns. Because the horn was once the instrument of the oxen’s strength, it became the symbol of power. And our God and Savior came as a HORN, or mighty instrument of salvation. In addition, when horns were fixed to an altar they became projections to which sacrifices were bound and to which those who needed protection could cling. If Jesus is your Horn of Salvation then all strength is His to keep you saved and safe. He is not like the Grecian king described as ‘the great horn that was broken’ (Daniel 8:8, 21, 22). Nothing or no one can break our indestructible Horn.” 

HORN OF SALVATION, I praise You, my strength and salvation today and for eternity. 

*Copyright Herbert Lockyer, All the Divine Names and Titles in the Bible, Zondervan, Grand Rapids, 1975, pgs 171-172.                                                                                                                          Permissions: You are permitted and encouraged to forward or share this material provided that you do not alter the wording in any way and do not charge a fee for it. Any exception to the above must be approved by Debbie Taylor Williams.  Please include on any web posting or printed distribution: © Debbie Taylor Williams, www.debbietaylorwilliams.com. Thank you.