Psalms 18:25 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; ”

• Psalms 18:25 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  With the merciful - From the particular statement respecting the divine dealings with himself the psalmist now passes to a general statement (suggested by what God had done for him) in regard to...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  With the (t) merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; (t) Here he speaks of God according to our capacity, who shows mercy to his and punishes th...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  XVIII. See p. 367 for the reasons which make it impossible to ascribe this Ps. to David. Even scholars who hold traditional views admit that he cannot have written it as it stands, and that additio...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  merciful . gracious. With. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read "And with". man . strong man. Hebrew. geber.

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• Psalms 18:25 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  25. With the merciful, etc. David here prosecutes the same subject. In considering the grace of God by which he had been delivered, he brings it forward as a proof of his integrity, and thus...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 518 EQUITY OF THE DIVINE PROCEDURE Psalms 18:25-26 . With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; with the pure thou wilt she...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful - Thou wilt deal with men as they deal with ea...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful— In this and the two next verses, David lays down the general method of the procedure of God's moral providence and government, which will be in th...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful. David brings forward his case, not fo...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Of all the Pss. this is the one which can be ascribed with greatest confidence to David. It is found, with some variations, in 2 Samuel 22 , and the title is largely taken from 2 Samuel 22:1 . It c...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Man. — The text of Samuel has “hero” ( gebôr instead of gebar ) .

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• Psalms 18:25 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 18:1-50 THE description of the theophany ( Psalms 18:7-19 ) and that of the psalmist's God-won victories ( Psalms 18:32-46 ) appear to refer to the same facts, transfigured in the former ca...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  a Wonderful Deliverance Psalms 18:1-26 There is another edition of this psalm in 2 Samuel 22:1-51 . Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 18:2 and Psalms 18:49 are applied in the New Testament to the Lord...

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• Psalms 18:25 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This is one of the most majestic and beautiful of the worship psalms. It is at once a perfect pattern of praise and therefore a great revelation of the method and might and mercy of God. So clear and...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  All these verses become doubly precious and blessed to the people of Christ, from their personal concern in all that is his. The promise of Jehovah is to the seed of Christ, in Christ as well as to C...

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• Psalms 18:25 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful ,.... The merciful man is the good, gracious, holy, and godly man, as the word z here used signifies, and is sometimes rendered; one that has receiv...

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• Psalms 18:25 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; Ver. 25. With the merciful, &c. ] Hypothesin hic ad thesin transfert. It is as if he sh...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  In these verses David lays down the general method of the procedure of God's providence and moral government, which, in the issue, will be according to the moral character and conduct of men themselv...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Devout Thanksgivings; Devout Confidence       20 The L ORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the clean...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Upright, or sincere , to wit, in performing what thou hast promised to such persons, this being a great part or act of sincerity, when one's deeds and words, or professions, agree together; as, on...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  He Declares That What A Man Sows He Will Reap ( Psalms 18:25-27 ). David was confident that righteousness must triumph simply because of what God is. Like him we too can know that He is and that H...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION “This magnificent triumphal hymn was composed by David in celebration of his deliverance from his enemies. But the sublimity of the figures used in it, and the consent of ancient commen...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Psalms 18:1 . I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. What a blessed «I will»: «I will love thee»! He does love the Lord, and he declares that he will continue to do so. He feels that he must do s...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  David prays here in his own person, this being a psalm of memorial, when the Lord had delivered him out of the hands of Saul and of all his enemies. But as he ever worshipped with the promise at his...

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• Psalms 18:25 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The Lord reward me according to my righteousness. Of the justice of David’s behaviour I. David’s righteousness. Righteousness consists in rendering to all their due, and the revealed will of Go...

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• Psalms 18:25 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THIS psalm has many characteristics which distinguish it, not only from all that have preceded it in the collection, but from all those which are assigned to David by their titles...

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• Psalms 18:25 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Deliverance and Victory. To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical service of the Tabernacle and the Temple, a psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, H...

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• Psalms 18:25 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Ezekiel 18:25-30 ; Isaiah 26:7 ; Isaiah 57:1 ; Isaiah 57:2 ; Isaiah 58:7 ; Isaiah 58:8 ; Luke 6:35-38 ; Matthew 18:33-35 ; Nehemiah 9:17 ; Psalms 112:4-6 ; Psalms 41:1-4 ; Romans 9:14

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• Psalms 18:25 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  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.

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