Psalm 18:1, Psalm 18:2 KJV

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 18:1-3

Psalms 18:1-3. I will love thee Hebrew, ארחמךְ , erchamecha, I will love thee most affectionately, and with my whole soul. I can make thee no better return for all thy favours than my love, which I pray thee to accept. By loving the Lord, however, here and elsewhere, we are not only to understand giving him the inward affection of the soul, but also all the proper outward expressions and testimonies of it, in praising, glorifying, and serving him. O Lord, my strength From whom alone I... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:1-50

Psalms 18:0 David’s song of victoryThe outpouring of praise recorded in Psalms 18:0 is applicable to many of David’s experiences. It was probably put into its present form after David reached the height of his power as king. He had conquered all his enemies and now controlled all the country from Egypt to the Euphrates (2 Samuel 8:1-18). The psalm is also recorded in 2 Samuel 22:0.David opens by declaring his love for God (1) and thanking God for hearing his prayers and saving him from death at... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 18:1

Title. David. Like all Psalms of David, it finds its fulfilment in the true David. See the Structure of this book (p. 721). Compare Psalms 18:4 , Psalms 18:5 with Psalms 17:9 . It is placed, as first written, in 2 Samuel 22:0 ; but it is edited and placed here to find its true relation to other Psalms. Why should not David have the right claimed by all other writers? to say nothing of the Holy Spirit ' s right to do as He pleases and wills. It was edited for its place here, when it was handed... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 18:1

PSALM 18PRAISE OF GOD FOR DAVID'S VICTORY AGAINST SAUL(For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: and he said):Of all the Psalms accredited to David, "This is the one that can be assigned to him with the greatest confidence."[1] There is another record of this same Psalm, with only insignificant variations, in 2 Samuel 22.The... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 18:1

Psalms 18:0. David praiseth God for his manifold and marvellous blessings. Title. לדוד יהוה לעבד למנצח lamnatseach leebed Jehovah ledavid. To the chief musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord.] After David had subdued his enemies, and was in peaceable possession of his kingdom, in grateful commemoration of the numerous favours of Divine Providence towards him, he composed this excellent psalm, that the memory of such goodness to him might be perpetuated throughout all generations.... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 18:1

1. I will love thee—with most tender affection. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 18:1-3

1. God’s character 18:1-3David began his praise by verbalizing his love for God for being so good to him. He proceeded to describe how much the Lord meant to him by using many metaphors. Yahweh was the source of his strength, stability, safety, and salvation. He was the one in whom David sought refuge, his defense, his power, and his protection. Because God had proved to be such a reliable Savior, the psalmist regarded Him worthy of his praise."One of the great tragedies of the human spirit is... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 18:1-50

Psalms 18As the title indicates, David wrote this psalm after he had subdued his political enemies and had established the kingdom of Israel firmly under his control. In this poem, David expressed his delight in the Lord and thanked Him for giving him the victories he enjoyed. This royal thanksgiving psalm also appears in 2 Samuel 22. The slight variations may be due to changes that Israel’s leaders made, under divine inspiration, when they adapted this poem for use in Israel’s public worship.... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 18:1-50

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 consists of a series of triumphant thanksgivings to God, with which the writer connects a highly figurative account of his deliverance from danger (Psalms 18:4-19), an assertion of his own uprightness (Psalms 18:20-24), and a description of the victories he has won by God’s assistance (Psalms... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 18:1

(1) I will love thee.—Better, Dearly do I love thee. The line is wanting in Samuel.My strength.—This strikes the keynote of the whole poem. The strong, mighty God is the object in David’s thought throughout. It is a warrior’s song, and his conception of Jehovah is a warrior’s conception. read more