And he was sore athirst, and called on the LORD, and said, Thou hast given this great deliverance into the hand of thy servant: and now shall I die for thirst, and fall into the hand of the uncircumcised?
Ver. 18. And he was sore athirst.] To keep him humble after so notable an exploit, and to make him pray, ascribing kingdom, power, and glory to God alone.
And now shall I die for thirst?] Which is a most grievous kind of death, worse than that by hunger, which yet is worse than to die by the sword. Lam 4:9
And fall into the hands of the uncircumcised?] This will much reflect upon thee, Lord, and redound to thy dishonour. Viderit Christus, said Luther, nam si ego causa excidero, ipse solus ignorainiam reportabit. Let Christ provide for his own great name.