Psalm 18:17

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:1-50

Psalms 18:0 A song of victory. It opens with ejaculatory expressions of triumph for deliverance. All nature is described as convulsed when the Almighty presses to the rescue. The next division is meditation on the principles involved, the whole closing with a further outburst of triumph and confidence. 2 Samuel 22:0 is a copy of this ode saying a few variations, and the student is referred to our treatment of it at that place. Psalms 19:0 God’s revelation in the world and in the Word. We have a... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - Psalms 18:1-50

Psalms 18:0 [Note. Critics are very definite in their judgment that this psalm is the most magnificent ode which David composed. It was sung in the last years of prosperity, when the surrounding nations all knelt before the king in homage and presented to him tribute. The form of the psalm is distinctly after the manner of David, who loved to dwell upon the phenomena of the natural world and to find his way through nature up to nature's God. Probably the psalm was composed in view of the... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - Psalms 18:16-17

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 Christ, unassisted by his Godhead, would have found Satan too strong, as is here said. How blessed then to see, in the union of the Godhead with the manhood, the stronger than he coming upon him and overcoming him! Luke 11:22 . read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 18:1-19

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 call upon him. It is good for us to observe all the circumstances of a mercy which magnify the power of God and his goodness to us in it. David was a praying man, and God was found a prayer-hearing God. If we pray as he did, we shall speed as he did. God's manifestation of his presence is very... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - Psalms 18:1-29

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 prophet and minister in making known the Word of the Lord and in doing His will, 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 and from the hand of Saul, in the last part of Saul's reign, 2 Samuel 7:1; and he said, Cf 2... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 18:1-50

Psalms 18:0To 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, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,1 I will love thee, O Lord, my strength.2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;My God, my strength, in whom I will trust;My buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.3 I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 18:1-26

a Wonderful Deliverance Psalms 18:1-26 There is another edition of this psalm in 2 Samuel 22:1-51 .Psalms 18:2; Psalms 18:2 and Psalms 18:49 are applied in the New Testament to the Lord Jesus, Hebrews 2:13 and Romans 15:9 . We begin with the psalmist’s good resolve, Psalms 18:1-3 . No single metaphor can comprehend the whole of God’s helpfulness to men; but can we say, “I love thee”? See John 21:17 . “ Thou knowest!” The story of the past, Psalms 18:4-19 . We also have our Red Seas. In... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:1-50

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 simple is it in its movement and language that nothing need be said of it save, perhaps, to suggest an analysis to aid in its study. Prologue of Praise (1-3). Here the psalmist pours out the gladness and gratitude of his heart which thrills with the highest spirit of adoration. The Peril and... read more

Peter Pett

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 18:7-19

God Had Intervened On His Behalf (Psalms 18:7-19 ). 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 of the mightiness of God active on his behalf in powerful ways. He looked back to the experiences of his forebears, and remembered how God had revealed Himself then, and is confident that He will do so again (Exodus 19:16-18; Judges 5:4-5. Compare also Psalms 68:7-8; Psalms 77:16-18; Isaiah... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 18:1-50

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 matter has been interpolated by later scribes. The language, which is Aramaic in its colouring, confirms the view that it is late, and so does the theophany in Psalms 18:3-Proverbs : when compared with Deuteronomy 32. Possibly a later writer composed it and put it by a very permissible license... read more

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