Matthew Henry Bible Commentary (complete), Matthew Henry’s Bible Commentary (concise), California - Do Not Sell My Personal Information. People I'd never heard of served me; 44  the moment they got wind of me they listened. 16  But me he caught - reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out 17  that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. “Love”: This is not the normal word for love that often … a private audience! The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield and the … From his palace he hears my call; my cry brings me right into his presence—. 5  Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit. He sang them when the Lord saved him. 24  God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes. 37  When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men. Jeremiah 18:17 I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity. Psalm 18 The Message (MSG) A David Song, Which He Sang to God After Being Saved from All His Enemies and from Saul 18 1-2 I love you, God— you make me strong. And I’d also point out before we get into the text that this psalm is the longest we’ve dealt with thus far at a whopping 50 verses! 41  They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer. Are we not at bedrock?Is not this the God who armed me,    then aimed me in the right direction?Now I run like a deer;    I’m king of the mountain.He shows me how to fight;    I can bend a bronze bow!You protect me with salvation-armor;    you hold me up with a firm hand,    caress me with your gentle ways.You cleared the ground under me    so my footing was firm.When I chased my enemies I caught them;    I didn’t let go till they were dead men.I nailed them; they were down for good;    then I walked all over them.You armed me well for this fight,    you smashed the upstarts.You made my enemies turn tail,    and I wiped out the haters.They cried “uncle”    but Uncle didn’t come;They yelled for God    and got no for an answer.I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson, The Message (MSG), A David Song, Which He Sang to God After Being Saved from All His Enemies and from Saul, my cry brings me right into his presence—. 18  They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. And may the God of my salvation be exalted--Psalm 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer. 45  they came on their bellies, crawling from their hideouts. 21 Now I'm alert to God's ways; I don't take God for granted. Psalm 18:2, ESV: "The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold." 7  Earth wobbles and lurches; huge mountains shake like leaves, Quake like aspen leaves because of his rage. Commentary on Psalm 18:1-19 (Read Psalm 18:1-19) The first words, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm. 12  But his cloud-brightness bursts through, spraying hailstones and fireballs. Are we not at bedrock? In my distress I called to the LORD; I cried to my God for help. Those that truly love God, may triumph in him as their Rock and Refuge, and may with confidence call upon him. 3 I sing to God, the Praise-Lofty,    and find myself safe and saved. It speaks about a very active God in heaven and about a man on earth who is wholehearted and eager to carry out God’s will and work. 17-18 The chariots of God, twice ten thousand, and thousands more besides, The Lord in the lead, riding down Sinai— straight to the Holy Place! the moment they got wind of me they listened. Psalm 18:4 Or were assailing or terrifying; Psalm 18:5 I.e. My God—the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout. 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