Psalm 18:1-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:10

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly ,.... The Targum renders it in the plural number, "cherubim"; and so the Septuagint, Syriac, and Arabic versions; and by whom may be meant, either the angels, who are as horses and chariots, on whom Jehovah rides, and who art he makes use of as executioners of his wrath and vengeance, Zechariah 6:5 ; and to whom wings are assigned as a token of swiftness, Isaiah 6:2 ; or rather the ministers of the Gospel, who are the living creatures in Revelation... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:11

He made darkness his secret place ,.... Which, and the dark waters in the next clause, are the same with the thick clouds in the last, in which Jehovah is represented as wrapping himself, and in which he lies hid as in a secret place; not so as that he cannot see others, as wicked men imagine, Job 22:13 ; but as that he cannot be beheld by others; the Targum interprets it, "he caused his Shechinah to dwell in darkness;' his pavilion round about him were dark waters, and thick... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:12

At the brightness that was before him , The lightning that came out of the thick clouds; which may denote, either the coming of Christ to take vengeance on the Jewish nation, which was swift and sudden, clear and manifest; or the spreading of the Gospel in the Gentile world, in which Christ, the brightness of his Father's glory, appeared to the illumination of many; see Matthew 24:27 ; and both may be intended, as the effects following show; his thick clouds passed ; that is, passed... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:13

The Lord also thundered in the heavens ,.... By his apostles and ministers, some of which were Boanergeses, sons of thunder, whose ministry was useful to shake the consciences of men, and bring them to a sense of themselves, Mark 3:17 ; and the Highest gave his voice ; the same with thunder; for thunder is often called the voice of the Lord, Job 37:5 ; compare with this Psalm 68:11 ; the Targum interprets it, "he lifted up his word"; the same effects as before follow, hail ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:14

Yea, he sent out his arrows ,.... By which thunderbolts, cracks of thunder, and flashes of lightning, seem to be meant; see Psalm 77:17 ; comparable to arrows shot, and sent out of a bow; and may denote, either the doctrines of the Gospel, which were sharp in the hearts of Christ's enemies, and are either the means of subduing them to him, or of destroying them, being the savour of death unto death; or however, like arrows, give great pain and uneasiness where they stick, and grievously... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:15

Then the channels of water were seen ,.... Or, "of the sea"; as in 2 Samuel 22:16 . There seems to be an allusion to the drying up of the sea when the Israelites passed through it. Aben Ezra interprets this of the discovery of the secrets of enemies, and of their deep schemes and counsels, which they seek to hide, but are made known by him who sees all things in the dark; and so the following clause; and the foundations of the world were discovered ; but it rather seems to intend the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:16

He sent from above ,.... Either his hand, as in Psalm 144:7 ; he exerted and displayed his mighty power in raising Christ from the dead; or he sent help from his sanctuary; as in Psalm 20:2 ; and helped and strengthened him in a day of salvation; or when he wrought out the salvation of his people; or "he sent his word", as in Psalm 107:20 ; his word of command, to take up his life again, as he had given it to lay it down, John 10:18 . The Targum is, he sent his prophets; but it may... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:17

He delivered me from my strong enemy ,.... Which, as it may respect David, may be understood of Goliath the Philistine champion, who was a man of war from his youth; or Saul, king of Israel; and, as it may respect David's antitype, may design either the chief priests, Scribes, and Pharisees, who were men of power and influence; or more especially Satan, the strong man armed, with all his principalities and powers; or, likewise death, the last enemy, from whose pains and cords he was loosed... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:18

They prevented me in the day of my calamity ,.... Referring to the times of his distress in the garden and upon the cross; the time of his sufferings and death, which was a dark and cloudy day, as the word F24 ביום אידי "in the day of my cloudy calamity", Ainsworth; "nomen" איד "proprie signifient vaporem vel nubem, ut Gen. vii. 6. hinc per metaphoram transfertur ad obscuras ac terrificas calamitatum nebulas, Prov. i. 26.", Gejerus. used suggests, both in a literal and in a... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 18:19

He brought me forth also into a large place ,.... Into heaven, a place of the glorious liberty of Christ, after his captivity to death and the grave, whither he ascended leading captivity captive, and of the children of God; and a spacious place, where there is room enough for Christ and all his people; here he now is, and will remain till his second coming, and from hence we expect him; see John 14:2 . Compare with this Psalm 31:8 ; he delivered me, because he delighted in me ; God... read more

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