Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Psalms 18:17
He delivered me from my strong enemy, Saul chiefly being meant, and from them which hated me, all those who sought to harm him; for they were too strong for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, Saul chiefly being meant, and from them which hated me, all those who sought to harm him; for they were too strong for me.
Verse Psalms 18:17. _HE DELIVERED ME FROM MY STRONG ENEMY_] Does not this refer to his conflict with Ishbi-benob? "And Ishbi-benob, which _was_ of the sons of the giant-thought to have slain David. B...
HE DELIVERED ME FROM MY STRONG ENEMY - The enemy that had more power than I had, and that was likely to overcome me. It is probable that the allusion here in the mind of the psalmist would be particul...
Psalms 18 The Story of God's Power in Behalf of Christ _ 1. In the jaws of death (Psalms 18:1)_ 2. God appearing and delivering (Psalms 18:7) 3. God gave Him glory ...
XVIII. See p. 367 for the reasons which make it impossible to ascribe this Ps. to David. Even scholars who hold traditional views admit that he cannot have written it as it stands, and that additional...
STRONG. strong (for might). Hebrew. _'azaz._ Not same word as verses: Psalms 18:1; Psalms 18:2; Psalms 18:32, Psa 1:39. STRONG. strong (for activity). Hebrew. _'amaz_. Not same word as verses:...
PSALMS 18 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE David's Song of Deliverance. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 18:1-6, By many Epithets of Admiration, the Psalmist proclaims Jehovah as Worthy of Praise, for Delivering him fr...
_HE DELIVERED ME FROM MY STRONG ENEMY, AND FROM THEM WHICH HATED ME: FOR THEY WERE TOO STRONG FOR ME._ He delivered me ... for they were too strong for me. The power of the enemy overmatching believe...
Of all the Pss. this is the one which can be ascribed with greatest confidence to David. It is found, with some variations, in 2 Samuel 22, and the title is largely taken from 2 Samuel 22:1. It consis...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
_[Psalms 18:18]_ יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵ אֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝...
Psalms 18:1 THE description of the theophany (Psalms 18:7) and that of the psalmist's God-won victories (Psalms 18:32) appear to refer to the same facts, transfigured in the former case by devout imag...
A WONDERFUL DELIVERANCE Psalms 18:1 There is another edition of this psalm in 2 Samuel 22:1.Psalms 18:2; Psalms 18:2 and...
This is one of the most majestic and beautiful of the worship psalms. It is at once a perfect pattern of praise and therefore a great revelation of the method and might and mercy of God. So clear and...
He delivered me from my (n) strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were (o) too strong for me. (n) That is, Saul. (o) Therefore God sent me help....
How strong are these expressions to point to one particular foe! Not only was Jesus, in the days of his flesh, delivered from the malice of men, but from the malice of Satan. The human nature of Chris...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 18 AND 19. Psalms 18 presents to us the connection of Christ, and particularly of His (not atoning suffering that is found in Psalms 22, but His) entering into t...
HE DELIVERED ME FROM MY STRONG ENEMY,.... Which, as it may respect David, may be understood of Goliath the Philistine champion, who was a man of war from his youth; or Saul, king of Israel; and, as it...
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me. Ver. 17. _He delivered me from my strong enemy_] Saul; this he oft instanceth, rolling it as sugar...
_He sent from above_ This may either denote, in general, that God assisted him by his divine power to overcome and deliver himself from his enemies, and thereby extricate himself from his troubles, or...
1-19 The first words, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm. Those that truly love God, may triumph in him as their Rock and Refuge, and may with confidence...
From them that wanted neither malice nor power....
Psalms 18:17 delivered H5337 (H8686) strong H5794 enemy H341 (H8802) hated H8130 (H8802) strong H553 ...
GOD HAD INTERVENED ON HIS BEHALF (PSALMS 18:7). David's description of God's intervention portrays the situation from Heaven's point of view. Little was necessarily seen on earth, but David was aware...
Psalms 18:1. _I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength in whom I will trust; my buckler, and my horn of my salvation, and my hi...
Psalms 18:1. _I will love thee, O LORD, my strength._ What a blessed «I will»: «I will love thee»! He does love the Lord, and he declares that he will continue to do so. He feels that he must do so,...
Psalms 18:1. _To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies,...
Psalms 18:1. _I will love thee, O Lord, my strength._ «I do love thee, and I will love thee yet more and more. I bind myself to thee for the future as well as the present.» Psalms 18:2. The LORD is...
CONTENTS: Praise for God's marvelous deliverances. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: God not only will deliver His trusting people out of their difficulties in due time, but will give them grace t...
David prays here in his own person, this being a psalm of memorial, when the Lord had delivered him out of the hands of Saul and of all his enemies. But as he ever worshipped with the promise at his c...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 18:1. This royal psalm celebrates the way God has shown his love to his people by giving them the Davidic monarchy and by preserving David through many dangers (see v....
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 18:7 God in his heavenly fortress suddenly takes notice of David’s need and quickly comes to his aid. ⇐...
INTRODUCTION “This magnificent triumphal hymn was composed by David in celebration of his deliverance from his enemies. But the sublimity of the figures used in it, and the consent of ancient commenta...
EXPOSITION THIS psalm has many characteristics which distinguish it, not only from all that have preceded it in the collection, but from all those which are assigned to David by their titles. In the f...
The eighteenth psalm has a long title to it. It is to chief musician. It is a psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered hi...
2 Samuel 22:1; 2 Samuel 22:18; Ephesians 6:10; Hebrews 2:14; H