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Verse Psalms 18:15. _THE CHANNELS OF WATER WERE SEEN_] This must refer
to an _earthquake_; for in such cases, the ground being rent, water
frequently gushes out at the fissures, and often rises to a t...
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THEN THE CHANNELS OF WATERS WERE SEEN - In 2 Samuel 22:16 this is,
“And the channels of the sea appeared.” The idea is that, by the
driving of the storm and tempest, the waters were driven on heaps,
l...
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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 ...
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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...
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CHANNELS. Hebrew. _'aphikim_. See note on 2 Samuel 22:16.
WORLD. Hebrew. _tebel =_ the habitable world. Greek. _oikoumene._
BLAST. Hebrew. _neshamah._ App-16.
BREATH. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9....
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Forthwith David's prayer is answered by the Advent of Jehovah for the
discomfiture of his enemies. He manifests Himself in earthquake and
storm. The majestic though terrible phenomena of nature are th...
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THEN THE CHANNELS OF WATER WERE SEEN— This is a description of the
effects of the earthquake, by which the earth was riven or rent in
sunder, and such clefts made in it, that the subterraneous passage...
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THEN THE EARTH SHOOK, &C.— In this, and the eight following verses,
David describes, by the sublimest expressions and grandest terms, the
majesty of God, and the awful manner in which he came to his
a...
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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...
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_THEN THE CHANNELS OF WATERS WERE SEEN, AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE
WORLD WERE DISCOVERED AT THY REBUKE, O_ _ LORD, AT THE BLAST OF THE
BREATH OF THY NOSTRILS._
In the previous verses the enemy's over...
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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...
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The drying up of the Red Sea is woven into the imagery of the storm....
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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...
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THE CHANNELS. — The description of the storm ends with the fury of
the wind and the effects of the tempest on the earth’s surface.
Comp. Psalms 29, and Milton: —
“Either tropic now
‘Gan thunder and b...
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_[Psalms 18:16]_ וַ יֵּ֤רָא֨וּ ׀ אֲפִ֥יקֵי
מַ֗יִם וַֽ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Then the channels of waters were seen, and the (l) foundations of the
world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the
breath of thy nostrils.
(l) That is, the deep bottoms were seen...
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_Always. Hebrew, "to thy regards," such as thou mayst approve.
(Haydock) --- He joins mental with vocal prayer, speaking like an
evangelist. (Berthier) --- Helper. Hebrew, "rock." (Calmet) --- St.
Jer...
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Is here not (for I do not presume to decide) an allusion to the
descent of the Holy Ghost, after the return of Jesus to glory? And may
we not without violence to the several expressions here set forth...
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15._And the sources of the waters were seen. _In this verse, David
doubtless alludes to the miracle which was wrought when the chosen
tribes passed through the Red Sea. I have before declared the purp...
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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...
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THEN THE CHANNELS OF WATER WERE SEEN,.... Or, "of the sea"; as in 2
Samuel 22:16. There seems to be an allusion to the drying up of the
sea when the Israelites passed through it. Aben Ezra interprets...
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_Then the channels of waters were seen_ This is a description of the
effects of the earthquake, by which the earth was rent in sunder, and
such clefts made in it that the subterraneous passages of the...
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Then the channels of waters were seen, the water being forced away by
the mighty wind, AND THE FOUNDATIONS OF THE WORLD, the very depths of
the earth, WERE DISCOVERED AT THY REBUKE, O LORD, AT THE BLA...
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A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE AND VICTORY.
To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical service of
the Tabernacle and the Temple, a psalm of David, the servant of the
Lord, His p...
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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...
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By mighty and terrible earthquakes, which overturned the earth, and
made its lower parts uppermost and visible....
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Psalms 18:15 channels H650 sea H4325 seen H7200 (H8735) foundations
H4146 world H8398 uncovered H1540 (H8735) rebuke
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 18:7 God in his heavenly fortress suddenly
takes notice of David’s need and quickly comes to his aid.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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2 Kings 19:7; 2 Samuel 22:16; Exodus 15:8; Isaiah 11:4; Isaiah 30:27;...
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Discovered — By mighty earthquakes, which overturned the earth, and
made its lower parts visible....