Psalms 18:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. ”

• Psalms 18:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  I will call upon the Lord - The idea here is, that he would constantly call upon the Lord. In all times of trouble and danger he would go to him, and invoke his aid. The experience of the past ha...

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• Psalms 18:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be (b) praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. (b) For no one can obtain their request from God if they do not join his glory with their petitio...

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• Psalms 18:3 - 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 18:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  worthy to be praised. Figure of speech Antimereia. App-6, Pass. Part, put for Adjective. Hebrew the praised One. So shall I, &c. Quoted in Luke 1:71 . saved . delivered (in the widest s...

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• Psalms 18:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  3. I will call upon the praised Jehovah. Calling upon God, as has been observed elsewhere, frequently comprehends the whole of his service; but as the effect or fruit of prayer is particular...

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• Psalms 18:3 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 516 GOD THE ALL-SUFFICIENT PORTION OF HIS PEOPLE Psalms 18:1-3 . I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in...

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• Psalms 18:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. I will call upon the Lord - When he was conscious that the object of his worship was such as he has po...

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• Psalms 18:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, х mªhulaal ( H1984 )] - literally, 'the p...

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• Psalms 18:3 - 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 18:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Presents a trifling verbal variation from Samuel.

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• Psalms 18:3 - 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 18:3 - 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 18:3 - 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 18:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  It is said of Jesus, that, in the days of his flesh, he offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears, and was heard, in that he feared. Hebrews 5:7 .

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• Psalms 18:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  I will call upon the Lord ,.... In prayer, for fresh mercies, and further appearances of himself, and discoveries of his grace and favour; [who is worthy] to be praised ; for the perfections of hi...

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• Psalms 18:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. Ver. 3. I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised ] Or, is the proper object of praise...

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• Psalms 18:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  I will love thee Hebrew, ארחמךְ, erchamecha , I will love thee most affectionately, and with my whole soul. I can make thee no better return for all thy favours than my love, which I pray thee to...

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• Psalms 18:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. To the chief musician, A psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unt...

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• Psalms 18:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Or, I did call and was saved . For the future tense is commonly used for that which is past. And this seems best to agree with the whole context, which is to praise God for mercies already received....

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• Psalms 18:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  David Expresses His Trust in YHWH ( Psalms 18:1-3 ). Psalms 18:1 ‘I love you, O YHWH, my strength.' These words are added to the beginning of the original Psalm. They are not found in the para...

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• Psalms 18:3 - 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 18:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Psalms 18:1 . I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. «I do love thee, and I will love thee yet more and more. I bind myself to thee for the future as well as the present.» Psalms 18:2 . The LO...

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• Psalms 18:3 - 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 18:3 - The Biblical Illustrator

  I will love Thee, O Lord, my strength. The tale of a life In this magnificent hymn the royal poet sketches, in a few grand outlines, the tale of his life--the record of his marvellous deliveran...

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• Psalms 18:3 - 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 18:3 - 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 18:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Samuel 22:4 ; Acts 2:21 ; Luke 1:71 ; Nehemiah 9:5 ; Philippians 4:6 ; Philippians 4:7 ; Psalms 28:1 ; Psalms 28:2 ; Psalms 5:2 ; Psalms 5:3 ; Psalms 50:15 ; Psalms 55:16 ; Psalms 62:8...

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