The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 18:18
They prevented me in the day of my calamity . But the Lord was my Stay . God frustrated all the designs of David's foes, and prevented him from falling into their hands. read more
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Spence, H. D. M., etc.
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 18:19
He brought me forth also into a large place (comp. Psalms 31:8 ; Psalms 118:5 ). By "a large place" is probably meant open ground, not encompassed by snares, or nets, or enemies in ambush. He delivered me, because he delighted in me. David now proceeds to explain the grounds of God's favour towards him. He begins by summing up all in a word, "God delighted in him." He then goes on to explain the causes of God's "delight" ( Psalms 18:20-26 ). read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 18:20
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness . David has spoken of his "righteousness" already in Psalms 7:8 . We must not suppose him to mean absolute blamelessness, any more than Job means such blamelessness by his "integrity" ( Job 27:5 ; Job 31:6 ). He means honesty of purpose, the sincere endeavour to do right, such conduct as brings about "the answer of a good conscience before God" ( 1 Peter 3:21 ). According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me (comp.... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:16
He sent from above - He interposed to save me. All these manifestations of the divine interposition were from above, or from heaven; all came from God.He took me - He took hold on me; he rescued me.He drew me out of many waters - Margin, great waters. Waters are often expressive of calamity and trouble, Psalms 46:3; Psalms 69:1; Psalms 73:10; Psalms 124:4-5. The meaning here is, that God had rescued him out of the many troubles and dangers that encompassed him, as if he had fallen into the sea... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:17
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 particularly to Saul.And from them which hated me - From all who hated and persecuted me, in the time of Saul, and ever onward during my life.For they were too strong for me - I had no power to resist them, and when I was about to sink under their opposition and malice, God interposed and rescued me.... read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:18
They prevented me - They anticipated me, or went before me. See the note at Psalms 18:5. The idea here is that his enemies came before him, or intercepted his way. They were in his path, ready to destroy him.In the day of my calamity - In the day to which I now look back as the time of my special trial.But the Lord was my stay - My support, or prop. That is, the Lord upheld me, and kept me from falling. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:19
He brought me forth also into a large place - Instead of being hemmed in by enemies, and straitened in my troubles, so that I seemed to have no room to move, he brought me into a place where I had ample room, and where I could act freely. Compare the note at Psalms 4:1.He delivered me - He rescued me from my enemies and my troubles.Because he delighted in me - He saw that my cause was just, and he had favor toward me. read more
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:20
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness - That is, he saw that I did not deserve the treatment which I received from my enemies, and therefore he interposed to save me. Compare the note at Psalms 17:3.According to the cleanness of my hands - So far as my fellow-men are concerned. I have done them no wrong.Hath he recompensed me - By rescuing me from the power of my enemies. It is not inconsistent with proper views of piety - with true humility before God - to feel and to say, that so... read more
Joseph Benson
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 18:16-18
Psalms 18:16-18. 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 that he sent his angels from heaven to protect and rescue him from the many dangers that surrounded him; which he figuratively calls drawing him out of great waters Afflictions and great calamities being frequently represented by deep waters and floods in the sacred... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 18:17
He delivered me from my strong enemy . This is generally understood of Saul. By the defeat of Gilboa, and its consequences ( 1 Samuel 31:1-4 ), God delivered David from the peril of death which hung over him so long as Saul lived. And from them which hated me . David's enemies among the courtiers of Saul were powerless without their master. Many, probably, fell in the battle; the rest sank into obscurity. For they were too strong for me. I must have succumbed to them had not God... read more