DAVID SPAKE. At this point in his history (about 1018 B.C.) This song was written and edited by him later as Psalms 18, with the full liberty of all other editors of their own work. THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah_. App-4. THIS SONG. Compare Exodus 15.Deuteronomy 32.... [ Continue Reading ]
ROCK. Hebrew. _sela_. a shadow, or shelter. First occurrence.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE GOD OF MY ROCK. Septuagint and Syriac read "My God was my rock". immovable defence (Deuteronomy 32:4). GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim_. App-4. ROCK. Hebrew zur. a cliff, _in situ._ See Psalms 18:2; Psalms 31:3, Psa 31:42, Psalms 31:9; Psalms 71:3.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHEN, or, For. UNGODLY MEN. Belial.... [ Continue Reading ]
SORROWS OF HELL. meshes of Sheol. See App-35... [ Continue Reading ]
THE. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "and the".... [ Continue Reading ]
FLY. Figure of speech _Anthropopatheia._ App-6. WAS SEEN. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "and darted". WIND. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9.... [ Continue Reading ]
DARK gathering of.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE MOST HIGH. Hebrew. _Elyon._ App-4.... [ Continue Reading ]
CHANNELS. Hebrew. _aphikim,_. watercourse, con-strained by rocks or pipes or rocky channels. First occurrence. See Job 6:15; Job 12:21; Job 40:18; Job 41:15.Psalms 18:15; Psalms 18:42.; 2Sa 126:4.Song of Solomon 5:12.Isaiah 8:7; Ezekiel [ Continue Reading ]
FROM. Some codices, with Syriac and Vulgate, read "and from". Compare Psalms 18:17.... [ Continue Reading ]
PREVENTED. got before.... [ Continue Reading ]
JUDGMENTS. Compare Deuteronomy 4:1, note.... [ Continue Reading ]
UPRIGHT. blameless. Hebrew. _tamim._ INIQUITY. Hebrew. _avah._ App-44.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHOW THYSELF UNSAVOURY. show Thyself ready to contend. UNSAVOURY. a wrestler. Compare Psalms 18:26.... [ Continue Reading ]
MERCIFUL. gracious. AND. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate, read this "And" in text. man. Hebrew. _gibbor._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
LAMP. light.... [ Continue Reading ]
BY. Some codices, with two early printed editions, Septuagint, Aramaean, and Syriac, read "And by".... [ Continue Reading ]
GOD. Hebrew. _'El._ App-4. WORD. statements. Hebrew. _'imrah,_ what is said. See App-73. IS TRIED. hath been proved.... [ Continue Reading ]
WHO... ? Figure of speech _Erotesis._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRENGTH. fortress. POWER. strength. MAKETH MY WAY PERFECT: or, showeth to the blameless His way. Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "my way", as in Psalms 18:32.... [ Continue Reading ]
SETTETH. maketh me to stand firm. MY HIGH PLACES. Contrast the "high places "so fatal to Jonathan and Saul (2 Samuel 1:25).... [ Continue Reading ]
LOOKED. looked about. But Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulgate read "cried out". Compare Psalms 18:41.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRIVINGS. contentions. HEATHEN. Gentile nations.... [ Continue Reading ]
STRANGERS. foreigners. SHALL SUBMIT THEMSELVES, or give. feigned and unwilling obedience.... [ Continue Reading ]
SHALL BE AFRAID OUT OF THEIR CLOSE PLACES. shall come forth trembling from their hiding-places.... [ Continue Reading ]
PEOPLE. Peoples.... [ Continue Reading ]
VIOLENT MAN: i.e. Saul. MAN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
TOWER. Figure of speech _Prosopopceia._ App-6.... [ Continue Reading ]