“ It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. ”
It is God that girdeth me with strength - Who gives me strength. The word girdeth contains an allusion to the mode of dress among the orientals, the long flowing robe, which was girded up when th...
[It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my (z) way perfect. (z) He gives good success to all my enterprises.
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...
strength . might (for valour). Hebrew. hil . Not the same as verses: Psalms 18:1 ; Psalms 18:2 ; Psalms 18:17 , Psa 1:17.
32. It is God who hath girded. This is a metaphor taken either from the belt or girdle of a warrior, or from the reins, in which the Scripture sometimes places a man’s vigor or strength. It...
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. God - girdeth me with strength - The girdle was a necessary part of the Eastern dress; it strengthened and supported the loins; s...
It is God that girdeth me, &c.— The form of speaking here seems to be taken from the military belt which officers wore as the emblem of authority and valour; and the meaning is, that God distin...
For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. Here follows the fourth section of the psalm. The aid which God had given the Psalmist against foreign enemies, after...
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...
The verse should run on closely from the last. The italics spoil it. Girdeth. — The importance of the girdle in a country where the dress was loose and flowing is shown by many passages of Scriptu...
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...
Girded with Strength for Service Psalms 18:27-50 God's way is perfect, and if only we will walk with Him He will make ours perfect also. Walls and troops cannot stop a man when God leads him th...
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...
These are all glorious triumphs of our risen and exalted Saviour. And He who hath thus conquered for us, can and will conquer sin in us. Like another Joshua, our Almighty Leader and Commander, which...
[It is] God that girdeth me with strength ,.... For battle, as in Psalms 18:39 ; with strength of body and fortitude of mind; both which are from the Lord, and were in David; and were acknowledged...
Psalms 18:32 [It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. Ver. 32. It is God that girdeth me with strength ] It is a metaphor, saith Vatablus, either from a soldier's be...
It is God that girdeth me with strength That inspires me with courage, fortitude, and resolution, and gives me strength both of mind and body in battle and war. It is a metaphor taken, either from...
Grateful Remembrance of Past Deliverances; Confidence in the Divine Goodness. 29 For by thee I have run through a tr...
That girdeth me with strength; that gives me strength both of mind and body for battle. It is a metaphor taken either from a military girdle, or from a common girdle, wherewith their loose garments...
David Gives A Summary of What God Is And Of All God's Blessings to Him ( Psalms 18:30-36 ). Psalms 18:30 ‘As for God, his way is perfect, The word of YHWH is tried (tested and proved true), H...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Giving all Glory to God Alone
2 Corinthians 3:5 ; 2 Samuel 22:33 ; Isaiah 45:5 ; Psalms 28:7 ; Psalms 91:2 ; Psalms 93:1
Perfect — Perfectly plain and smooth, and clear from impediments.