Psalms 18:18

They were too cunning for me, and had almost surprised me; but they could not prevent thee.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 18:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They prevented me - They anticipated me, or went before me. See the note at Psalms 18:5 . The idea here is that his enemies came before him, or...
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 can...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

18. They had prevented me in the day of my calamity. (409) The Psalmist here confirms in different words the preceding sentence, namely, th...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. They prevented me in the day of my calamity - They took advantage of the time...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

They prevented me in the day of my calamity— i.e. "came on me suddenly, unawares, when I was unprovided and helpless; and must have destroyed me, h...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. They prevented me - i:e., surprised me. In the day of my calamity....
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...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Prevented. — Better, fell upon me unawares. See this use of the verb, generally however used in a good sense, in Psalms 18:5 .
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 refe...
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...
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 t...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Oh! how very precious are these expressions, read with an eye to Christ. The predictions of the Prophets of the Old Testament Scripture, from the Spi...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

They prevented me in the day of my calamity ,.... Referring to the times of his distress in the garden and upon the cross; the time of his suffering...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. Ver. 18. They prevented me, &c. ] They took me on the sudden, and unpro...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He sent from above This may either denote, in general, that God assisted him by his divine power to overcome and deliver himself from his enemies,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. To the chief musician, A psalm...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

God Had Intervened On His Behalf ( Psalms 18:7-19 ). David's description of God's intervention portrays the situation from Heaven's point of view....
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 fig...
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 futur...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 18:1 . To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the...
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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 whom I will tr...
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....
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 t...
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 Te...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

They prevented me, falling upon him suddenly, in the day of my calamity; but the Lord was my Stay, supporting him so that all their wickedness came...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 30:6 ; 2 Samuel 22:19 ; Deuteronomy 32:35 ; Jeremiah 18:17 ; Obadiah 1:10-14 ; Psalms 46:1 ; Psalms 46:11 ; Psalms 46:2 ; Zechariah...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Prevented — They had almost surprized me.

¹⁸ They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 18:18

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 18:18