And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
Ver. 18. And the Lord shall deliver] Experience breeds confidence. St Paul got an opportunity after this from Rome to make an excursion to plant and confirm Churches, returned again to Rome, and was there martyred by bloody Nero, as the story is told.
Unto his heavenly kingdom] So David argues from temporals to eternals, Psalms 23:5,6 .