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CHAP. XVIII.
Dauid praiseth God for his manifold and marueilous blessings.
2 The Lord is my rocke, and my fortresse, and my deliuerer: my God, my strength in whome I will trust, my buckler, and the horne of my saluation, and my high tower.2
3 I will call vpon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saued from mine enemies.
4 The sorrowes of death compassed me, and the floods of vngodly men made me afraid.4
5 The sorrowes of hell compassed me about: the snares of death preuented me.5
8 There went vp a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth deuoured, coales were kindled by it.8
9 He bowed the heauens also, and came downe: and darkenesse was vnder his feet.
10 And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind.
12 At the brightnes that was before him his thicke clouds passed, haile stones and coales of fire.
14 Yea, he sent out his arrowes, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
16 He sent from aboue, he tooke me, he drew me out of many waters.16
18 They preuented me in the day of my calamitie: but the Lord was my stay.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place: he deliuered me, because he delighted in me.
21 For I haue kept the wayes of the Lord, and haue not wickedly departed from my God.
22 For all his iudgements were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
23 I was also vpright before him: and I kept my selfe from mine iniquity.23
24 Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousnesse, according to the cleannesse of my hands in his eye-sight.24
26 With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the froward thou wilt shew thy selfe froward.26
27 For thou wilt saue the afflicted people: but wilt bring downe high lookes.
28 For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enlighten my darkenesse.28
29 For by thee I haue run through a troupe? and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.29
30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him.30
31 For who is God saue the Lord? or who is a rocke saue our God?31
32 It is God that girdeth mee with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
33 Hee maketh my feete like hindes feete, and setteth me vpon my high places.
34 He teacheth my hands to warre, so that a bow of steele is broken by mine armes.
35 Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation: and thy right hand hath holden me vp, and thy gentlenesse hath made me great.35
36 Thou hast enlarged my steppes vnder me; that my feete did not slippe.36
37 I haue pursued mine enemies, and ouertaken them: neither did I turne againe till they were consumed.
38 I haue wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen vnder my feete.
39 For thou hast girded mee with strength vnto the battell: thou hast subdued vnder me, those that rose vp against me.39
40 Thou hast also giuen mee the neckes of mine enemies: that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 They cried, but there was none to saue them: euen vnto the Lord, but he answered them not.
44 As soone as they heare of mee, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselues vnto me.44
45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46 The Lord liueth, and blessed be my rocke: and let the God of my saluation be exalted.
47 It is God that auengeth mee, and subdueth the people vnder me.47
48 He deliuereth me from mine enemies: yea thou liftest mee vp aboue those that rise vp against me; thou hast deliuered me from the violent man.48
49 Therfore will I giue thankes vnto thee, (O Lord) among the heathen: and sing prayses vnto thy name.49
View Wesley's Notes for Psalms Chapter 18
18:1 Love - Most affectionately, and with my whole soul; as the Hebrew word signifies.
18:2 Rock - To which I flee for refuge, as the Israelites did to their rocks. Horn - It is a metaphor from those beasts whose strength lies in their horns.
18:4 Death - Dangerous and deadly troubles. Floods - Their multitude, and strength, and violent assaults, breaking in upon me like a flood.
18:5 Sorrows - Which brought me to the brink of the grave. Death - Had almost taken hold of me, before I was aware.
18:6 Temple - Out of his heavenly habitation.
18:7 Then - Then God appeared on my behalf in a glorious manner, to the terror and confusion of all mine enemies, which is here compared to an earthquake.
18:8 There went, &c. - All these seem to be figurative expressions, denoting the greatness of his anger.
18:9 Bowed - By producing thick and dark clouds, whereby the heavens seem to come down to the earth. Came - Not by change of place, but by the manifestation of his presence and power on my behalf.
18:10 Cherub - Or, upon the cherubim, upon the angels, who are also called God's chariots, #Psal 68:17|, upon which he is said to sit and ride. All which is not to be understood grossly, but only to denote God's using the ministry of angels, in raising such storms and tempests. Fly - As swiftly as the wind.
18:11 Darkness - He covered himself with dark clouds. Waters - Watery vapours.
18:12 At - His glorious and powerful appearance. Passed - Or, passed away, vanished, being dissolved into showers.
18:14 Arrows - Lightnings. Them - Mine enemies.
18:15 Discovered - By mighty earthquakes, which overturned the earth, and made its lower parts visible.
18:18 Prevented - They had almost surprized me.
18:19 Brought - Out of my straits and difficulties, into a state of freedom and comfort. So he ascribes all his mercies to God's good pleasure, as the first spring of them.
18:20 Righteousness - Just cause. The innocency of my actions towards Saul, from whose blood I kept my hands pure.
18:22 Judgments - I diligently studied and considered them.
18:24 Iniquity - From that sin which I was most inclined or tempted to.
18:25 Upright - Thou metest to every one the same measure, which he meteth out to others; and therefore thou wilt perform mercy and truth, to those who are merciful and true to others.
18:26 Pure - Free from the least mixture or appearance of unrighteousness, or unfaithfulness. Froward - Thou wilt cross him and walk contrary to him.
18:28 Lightest - Given me safety, and comfort, and glory, and posterity also.
18:29 Troop - Broken through the armed troops of mine enemies. Wall - I have scaled the walls of their strongest cites.
18:30 Perfect - His providence, though it may sometimes be dark, yet is always wise and just, and unblameable. Tried - The truth of God's promises is approved by innumerable experiences.
18:31 Who - Our Lord is the only God, and therefore there is none, that can hinder him from accomplishing his own work.
18:32 Perfect - Perfectly plain and smooth, and clear from impediments.
18:33 High - places - Confirms me in that high estate into which he hath advanced me.
18:35 Salvation - Thy protection, which hath been to me like a shield. Held - Kept me from, falling into those mischiefs, which mine enemies designed. Gentleness - Thy clemency, whereby thou hast pardoned my sins; thy grace and benignity.
18:36 Slipt - As they are apt to do in narrow and uneven ways.
18:43 People - From contentions, and seditions, under Saul, and Ishbosheth, and Absalom. Heathens - Of the Ammonites, Moabites, Edomites, Syrians, and others. Not known - Even barbarous and remote nations.
18:44 Hear - As soon as they understand my will and pleasure, they shall instantly comply with it.
18:45 Close places - Out of their strong holds, where they shall lurk for fear of me.
18:46 The Lord - He and he only is the true living God.
18:48 Violent man - From Saul: whom for honour's sake he forbears to mention.
18:49 Heathen - David is here transported beyond himself, and speaks this in special relation to Christ who was to be his seed, and of whom he was an eminent type, and by whom alone this was done. And therefore this is justly applied to him, and to his calling of the Gentiles, #Rom 15:9|.
18:50 His king - To the king whom God himself chose and anointed, and to all his posterity; and especially to the Messiah, who is called David's seed, #Acts 13:23 Rom 1:3|.
Psalms Chapter 18 Sidenote References (from Original 1611 KJV Bible):
2 Heb. my rocke.
4 Psal.116.3 , Heb. Belial.
5 Or, coards.
8 Heb. by his
16 Or, great waters.
23 Heb. with.
24 Heb. before his eyes.
26 Or, wrestle.
28 Or, lampe.
29 Or, broken.
30 Psal.12.6. & 119 140 prou.30.5. , Or, refined.
31 Deut. 32. 33. 1.Sam. 2.2. psal.86.8. Esa.45.5.
35 Or, with thy meekenesse thou hast multiplied me.
36 Heb. mine ankles.
39 Heb. ceased to bow.
44 Heb. at the hearing of the eare. , Heb. the sonnes of the stranger. , Or, yeeld fained obedience. Heb. lie.
47 Heb. giueth auengements for me. , Or, destroyeth.
48 Heb. man of violence.
49 Rom.15.9 , Or, confesse
* Courtesy of Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania
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