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Verse Psalms 18:35. _THE SHIELD OF THY SALVATION_] In all battles and
dangers God defended him. He was constantly safe because he possessed
the salvation of God. Everywhere God protected him. _Thy_
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THOU HAST ALSO GIVEN ME THE SHIELD OF THY SALVATIONS - Thou hast saved
me as with a shield; thou hast thrown thy shield before me in times of
danger. See the note at Psalms 5:12.
AND THY RIGHT HAND H...
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Psalms 18
The Story of God's Power in Behalf of Christ
_ 1. In the jaws of death (Psalms 18:1)_
2. God appearing and delivering (Psalms 18:7)
3. God gave Him glory ...
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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 cannot have written it as it stands, and that additional...
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GENTLENESS. condescension....
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THOU HAST ALSO GIVEN ME THE SHIELD OF THY SALVATION, &C.— i.e. "The
salvation which thou hast afforded me, hath been my constant
protection and security; _and thy gentleness; i.e._ (as I think the
wor...
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PSALMS 18
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
David's Song of Deliverance.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 18:1-6, By many Epithets of Admiration, the Psalmist
proclaims Jehovah as Worthy of Praise, for Delivering him fr...
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_FOR THOU WILT LIGHT MY CANDLE: THE LORD MY GOD WILL ENLIGHTEN MY
DARKNESS._
Here follows the fourth section of the psalm. The aid which God had
given the Psalmist against foreign enemies, after he ha...
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GENTLENESS] RM 'condescension.' For the thought cp. Psalms 113:6;
Isaiah 57:15 : see also Psalms 23....
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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 title is largely taken from 2 Samuel 22:1. It consis...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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THY GENTLENESS. — Or, _meekness,_ as in margin. We cannot afford to
sacrifice this striking foreshadowing of His saying of Himself, “I
am meek and lowly,” to the scare of a word like _anthropomorphism...
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Psalms 18:1
THE description of the theophany (Psalms 18:7) and that of the
psalmist's God-won victories (Psalms 18:32) appear to refer to the
same facts, transfigured in the former case by devout imag...
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GIRDED WITH STRENGTH FOR SERVICE
Psalms 18:27
God's way is perfect, and if only we will walk with Him He will make
ours perfect also. Walls and troops cannot stop a man when God leads
him through the...
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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 the method and might and mercy of God. So clear and...
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Thou hast also given me the (b) shield of thy salvation: and thy right
hand hath holden me up, and thy (c) gentleness hath made me great.
(b) To defend me from dangers.
(c) He attributed the beginni...
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These are all glorious triumphs of our risen and exalted Saviour. And
He who hath thus conquered for us, can and will conquer sin in us.
Like another Joshua, our Almighty Leader and Commander, which J...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 18 AND 19.
Psalms 18 presents to us the connection of Christ, and particularly of
His (not atoning suffering that is found in Psalms 22, but His)
entering into t...
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THOU HAST GIVEN ME THE SHIELD OF THY SALVATION,.... Meaning either
temporal salvation, which was a shield to him when he had no outward
one, as when he fought with Goliath; and was what preserved him...
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right
hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
Ver. 35. _Thou hast also given me, &c._] _i.e._ Thou hast preserved
a...
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_Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation_ Thy protection, which
hath been to me like a shield to defend me. _Thy right hand hath
holden me up_ Kept me from falling into those snares and mischie...
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GIVING ALL GLORY TO GOD ALONE...
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Thou hast also given me the shield of Thy salvation, the protection of
Jehovah proving his deliverance; AND THY RIGHT HAND HATH HOLDEN ME UP,
AND THY GENTLENESS, as the great God of heaven condescende...
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THY GENTLENESS HATH MADE ME GREAT:
Or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me...
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29-50 When we praise for one mercy, we must observe the many more,
with which we have been compassed all our days. Many things had
contributed to David's advancement, and he owns the hand of God in
t...
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THE SHIELD OF THY SALVATION; thy safeguard and protection, which hath
been to me like a shield to defend me. HOLDEN ME UP; kept me from
falling into those snares and mischiefs which mine enemies desig...
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Psalms 18:35 given H5414 (H8799) shield H4043 salvation H3468 hand
H3225 up H5582 (H8799) gentleness H6037 great...
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DAVID GIVES A SUMMARY OF WHAT GOD IS AND OF ALL GOD'S BLESSINGS TO HIM
(PSALMS 18:30).
Psalms 18:30
‘As for God, his way is perfect,
The word of YHWH is tried (tested and proved true),
He is a shi...
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Psalms 18:35
Consider how the gentleness of a loving correction makes God's
children great. For we ought, all of us, to wish to be great great in
the school of Christ, great in the Divine life, great...
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Psalms 18:1. _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 trust; my buckler, and my horn of my salvation, and my hi...
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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 will continue to do so. He feels that he
must do so,...
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CONTENTS: Praise for God's marvelous deliverances.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: God not only will deliver His trusting people out of their
difficulties in due time, but will give them grace t...
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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. But as he ever worshipped with the promise at his
c...
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_Thy gentleness hath made me great._
THE GENTLENESS OF GOD
When the coarse mind of sin makes up gods by its own natural light,
those gods reveal the coarseness and the sin together. The God of
revel...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 18:1. This royal psalm celebrates the way
God has shown his love to his people by giving them the Davidic
monarchy and by preserving David through many dangers (see v....
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 18:31 David’s rescue (vv. Psalms 18:16) came
by way of his military skill, which was itself God’s gift....
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INTRODUCTION
“This magnificent triumphal hymn was composed by David in
celebration of his deliverance from his enemies. But the sublimity of
the figures used in it, and the consent of ancient commenta...
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EXPOSITION
THIS psalm has many characteristics which distinguish it, not only
from all that have preceded it in the collection, but from all those
which are assigned to David by their titles. In the f...
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The eighteenth psalm has a long title to it. It is to chief musician.
It is a psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spake unto Jehovah
the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered hi...
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2 Corinthians 10:1; 2 Samuel 22:36; Deuteronomy 33:29; Galatians 5:22;...
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Salvation — Thy protection, which hath been to me like a shield.
Held — Kept me from, falling into those mischiefs, which mine
enemies designed. Gentleness — Thy clemency, whereby thou hast
pardoned m...