Psalms 18:41

They cried Cp. Psalms 18:6. The Heb. text in 2 Sam. has they lookedfor help (Isaiah 17:7-8), but the LXX supports the reading cried, which is certainly right. There is only the difference of one letter in the consonants of the two words (ישועו ישעו).

Even unto the Lord At first sight this might seem to indicate that the foes referred to were Israelites. But it is better to understand it of the heathen. After vainly seeking help from their own gods, in the extremity of their despair they cry to Jehovah. Cp. 1 Samuel 5:12; Jonah 3:7 ff.