Psalms 18:48 - Exposition

He delivereth me from mine enemies . The "deliverance" was especially from domestic foes (see Psalms 18:17 , Psalms 18:19 ). His foreign foes seem never to have brought David into much peril. Yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me. The "lifting up" was above enemies of both kinds (see Psalms 18:43 ). Thou hast delivered me from the violent man (comp. Psalms 18:17 ). There is no reason to doubt that in both places Saul is intended. He was at once David's "enemy," and a "man of violence." Were the question open otherwise, it would be closed by the statement in the title.