Psalms 18
David Cries Out to God For Deliverance
This Psalm is a song of thanksgiving that rehearses God’s deliverance of David from all his enemies. David had experienced some stormy years, yet God rescued him and upheld His dedicated servant. David knew that God alone had rescued him when he was defenseless. When …
David’s Victories Are Due to The Power of God
It has been said that righteous living begins with knowledge of what is righteous, and backsliding begins with a dusty Bible. David gives a principle, an example of that principle and a promise to those who live by it (vv. 25-28). The principle is “with the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful.†…
David Did Not Take Credit For His Victories
The Lord gave David victory over his enemies, pursuing, crushing, and destroying them (vv. 37-42). God gave him rule over other nations (vv. 43-45). Everything he had done and everything he now enjoyed was because of the Lord’s enabling strength. Just as God has provided the offensive …
David Sings a Song of Praise
This psalm may have been written toward the end of David’s life when there was peace. God is being praised for His wonderful works and blessings. It seems that David sang this Psalm of praise after “the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.” His …