John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:45
The strangers shall fade away ,.... Like the leaves of trees in autumn, when they fall and perish; to which hypocrites and nominal professors are compared, Judges 1:12 ; and be afraid out of their close places ; their towers and fortified places, or the rocks and mountains to which they betake themselves for shelter; but, as not thinking themselves safe enough, through fear and dread, come out of them; see Micah 7:17 . Some Jewish writers F17 R. Donesh apud Jarchi & Abendana... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 18:29-50
In these verses, I. David looks back, with thankfulness, upon the great things which God had done for him. He had not only wrought deliverance for him, but had given him victory and success, and made him triumph over those who thought to triumph over him. When we set ourselves to praise God for one mercy we must be led by that to observe the many more with which we have been compassed about, and followed, all our days. Many things had contributed to David's advancement, and he owns the hand of... read more