Psalm 18:17-50
1599 Geneva Bible
17 He hath delivered me from my [a]strong enemy, and from them which hate me: for they were [b]too strong for me.
18 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place: [c]he delivered me because he favored me.
20 The Lord rewarded me according to my [d]righteousness: according to the pureness of mine hand he recompensed me:
21 Because I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
22 For all his laws were before me, and I did not cast away his [e]commandments from me.
23 I was upright also with him, and have kept me from my [f]wickedness.
24 Therefore the Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness, and according to the pureness of mine hands in his sight.
25 With the [g]godly thou wilt show thyself godly: with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
26 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure, and with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward.
27 Thus thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt [h]cast down to proud looks.
28 Surely thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will lighten my darkness.
29 For by thee I have [i]broken through an host, and by my God I have leaped over a wall.
30 The way of God is uncorrupt: the [j]word of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
31 For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mighty save our God?
32 God girdeth me with strength, and maketh my [k]way upright.
33 He maketh my feet like hind’s feet, and setteth me upon mine [l]high places.
34 He teacheth mine hands to fight: so that a bow of [m]brass is broken with mine arms.
35 Thou hast also given me the [n]shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand hath stayed me, and thy [o]lovingkindness hath caused me to increase.
36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my heels have not slid.
37 [p]I have pursued mine enemies, and taken them, and have not turned again till I had consumed them.
38 I have wounded them, that they were not able to rise, they are fallen under my feet.
39 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose against me, thou hast subdued under me.
40 And thou hast [q]given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 They [r]cried, but there was none to save them, even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
42 Then I did beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did tread them flat as the clay in the streets.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the contentions of the people: thou hast made me the head of the [s]heathen, a people, whom I have not [t]known, shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear they shall obey me: the strangers shall [u]be in subjection to me.
45 Strangers shall [v]shrink away, and fear in their pure chambers.
46 Let the Lord live, and blessed be my strength, and the God of my salvation be exalted.
47 It is God that giveth me power to avenge me, and subdued the people under me.
48 O my deliverer from mine enemies, even thou hast set me up from those that rose against me; thou hast delivered me from the [w]cruel man.
49 Therefore [x]I will praise thee, O Lord, among the nations, and will sing unto thy Name.
50 Great deliverances giveth he unto his king, and showeth mercy to his anointed, even to David, and to his [y]seed forever.
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- Psalm 18:17 To wit, Saul.
- Psalm 18:17 Therefore God sent me succor.
- Psalm 18:19 The cause of God’s deliverance is his only favor and love to us.
- Psalm 18:20 David was sure of his righteous cause, and good behavior toward Saul and his enemies, and therefore was assured of God’s favor and deliverance.
- Psalm 18:22 For all his dangers he exercised himself in the Law of God.
- Psalm 18:23 I neither gave place to their wicked tentations, nor to mine own affections.
- Psalm 18:25 Here he speaketh of God according to our capacity, who showeth mercy to his and punisheth the wicked, as is said also, Lev. 26:21, 24.
- Psalm 18:27 When their sin is come to the full measure.
- Psalm 18:29 He attributeth it to God that he both got the victory in the field, and also destroyed the cities of his enemies.
- Psalm 18:30 Be the dangers never so many or great, yet God’s promise must take effect.
- Psalm 18:32 He giveth good success to all mine enterprises.
- Psalm 18:33 As towers and forts, which he took out of the hands of God’s enemies.
- Psalm 18:34 Or, steel.
- Psalm 18:35 To defend me from dangers.
- Psalm 18:35 He attributed the beginning, continuance and increase in well doing only to God’s favor.
- Psalm 18:37 David declareth that he did nothing besides his vocation, but was stirred up by God’s Spirit to execute his judgments.
- Psalm 18:40 Thou hast given them into mine hands to be slain.
- Psalm 18:41 They that reject the cry of the afflicted, God will also reject them, when they cry for help: for either pain or fear cause those hypocrites to cry.
- Psalm 18:43 Which dwell round about me.
- Psalm 18:43 The kingdom of Christ is in David’s kingdom prefigured, who by the preaching of his word bringeth all to his subjection.
- Psalm 18:44 Or, lie: signifying a subjection constrained and not voluntary.
- Psalm 18:45 Fear shall cause them to be afraid and come forth of their secret holes and holds to seek pardon.
- Psalm 18:48 That is, Saul, who of malice persecuted him.
- Psalm 18:49 This prophecy appertaineth to the kingdom of Christ and vocation of the Gentiles, as Rom. 15:9.
- Psalm 18:50 This did not properly appertain to Solomon, but to Jesus Christ.
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