Psalms 18:46 - Exposition

The Lord liveth . God was known to Israel as "the living God" from the time of Moses ( Deuteronomy 5:26 ). The epithet exalted him above all other so-called gods, who were not living. But it had also a very precious, absolute meaning. God's life was the source of man's. It was through God (who had life in himself) breathing into man the breath of life that man became a living soul ( Genesis 2:7 ). Hence "the living God" ( Psalms 42:2 ) is "the God of our life" ( Psalms 42:8 ). And blessed be my Rock (see Psalms 18:1 , Psalms 18:31 ). In blessing "his Rock," David blesses God for his qualities of firmness, steadfastness, and trustworthiness. And let the God of my salvation be exalted. "The God of my salvation" is a favourite phrase with David (see Psalms 25:5 ; Psalms 27:9 ; Psalms 38:22 ; Psalms 51:14 ; Psalms 88:1 ). Other writers use it rarely. When David prays that the God of his salvation ( i.e. the God who continually saves him and preserves him) may be "exalted," he probably desires that he may be praised and honoured of all men.