Psalms 18:16

2 Samuel 22:17; Exodus 2:10; Jonah 2:5; Jonah 2:6; Psalms 144:7; Psalms 57:3; Psalms 18:43; Psalms 40:1-3; Revelation 17:15

Related Commentaries of Psalms 18:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He sent from above - He interposed to save me. All these manifestations of the divine interposition were from above, or from heaven; all came fro...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many (m) waters. (m) Out of many great dangers.
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

many waters. Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Adjunct), App-6, for troubles.
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

16. He sent down from above. Here there is briefly shown the drift of the sublime and magnificent narrative which has now passed under our r...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. He drew me out of many waters - Here the allusion is still carried on. The waters thus...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

He sent from above, &c.— This may either denote, in general, that God aided and assisted him by his divine power, or that he sent his angels fr...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. He drew me out of many waters - like a second Moses, whose name (meaning drawn...
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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Many waters ] the emblem of David's troubles. The whole sublime manifestation of God was on his behalf.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

He drew me. — By an exquisite transition from the real to the figurative the poet conceives of these parted waters as the “floods of affliction” (...
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

How strong are these expressions to point to one particular foe! Not only was Jesus, in the days of his flesh, delivered from the malice of men, but...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

He sent from above ,.... Either his hand, as in Psalms 144:7 ; he exerted and displayed his mighty power in raising Christ from the dead; or he sen...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. Ver. 16. He sent from above, he took me ] He rescued me as by a hand reached me fro...
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...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

He sent angels, or assistance otherwise.
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 Biblical Illustrator

He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters. Divine interpositions We are not as those who believe in two co-existent forces,...
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

He sent from above, stretching out His hand, reaching down; He took me, He drew me out of many waters, so that David was not carried away in the gr...

¹⁶ He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of manye waters.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 18:16

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

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

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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 Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 18:16