“ For by thee I have runh through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. ”
1 Samuel 22. Psalms 18. This poem is dealt with in the commentary on the Psalms (Psalms book comments, and Psalms 18 chapter comments.).
By . Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Aramaean, and Syriac, read "And by".
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
And David spake unto the Lord—this song— As this fine poem of David's occurs in the book of Psalms, we shall not make any remark upon it till we come to its proper place. See Psalms 18 .
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. For by thee I have run through a t...
David's Thanksgiving Psalm This beautiful poem has also been preserved as the Eighteenth Psalm. It probably belongs to the earlier portion of David's reign, when his conquests and God's promise (...
CHAPTER XXX. THE SONG OF THANKSGIVING. 2 Samuel 22:1-51 . SOME of David's actions are very characteristic of himself; there are other actions quite out of harmony with his character. This psalm o...
The character of David is revealed in the two psalms recorded here. In the first of these, found in this chapter, we find the deepest things concerning him. It may be well to note its main divisions,...
(29) For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness. (30) For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. It is delightful to make improvement of JE...
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall. Psalms 18:29 .
This chapter presents David's song of triumph after God had subdued all his enemies under him. It is almost identical to Psalms 18:1-50 , though with some variations. Of course faith realizes that Go...
David's Thanksgiving. B. C. 1020. 2 And he said, The L ORD is my rock, and my fortr...
No text from Poole on this verse.
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 2 Samuel 22:29 . “Lamp .” “While light is always the symbol of good fortune and well-being ( Job 18:5 ), the burning lamp denotes the source of lasting happiness...
2 Samuel 22:25 . The Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness. True indeed: but says St. Paul, the reward is not reckoned of debt, but of grace. See on Psalms 18:24 .
David spake unto the Lord the word of this song. The song of thanksgiving Some of David’s actions are very characteristic of himself; there are other actions quite out of harmony with his chara...
EXPOSITION DAVID 'S PSALM OF THANKSGIVING . This song, which is identical with Psalms 18:1-19 ; though with many verbal differences, is so universally acknowledged as a genuine compositi...
Praise and Prophecy
Philippians 4:13 ; Psalms 118:10-12 ; Psalms 18:29 ; Romans 8:37