“ God is my strength and power: and he makethj my way perfect. ”
1 Samuel 22. Psalms 18. This poem is dealt with in the commentary on the Psalms (Psalms book comments, and Psalms 18 chapter comments.).
strength . fortress. power . strength. maketh my way perfect : or, showeth to the blameless His way. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "my way", as in Psalms 18:32 .
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
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 .
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. God is my strength and power; and he maketh my way perfect - in the midst of all my weaknesses and errors, He enables me, by His gr...
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 (...
God is my strength and power. — Better, my strong fortress. The psalm has quite a different thought, which is expressed in 2 Samuel 22:40 , “It is God that girdeth me with strength.”
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,...
(31) As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. (32) For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God? (33) God is my...
God [is] my strength [and] power: and he maketh my way perfect. Psalms 18:32 .
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
2 Corinthians 12:9 ; Deuteronomy 18:13 ; Ephesians 6:10 ; Exodus 15:2 ; Hebrews 13:21 ; Isaiah 41:10 ; Job 22:3 ; Philippians 4:13 ; Psalms 101:2 ; Psalms 101:6 ; Psalms 119:1 ; Psalms 18...