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Verse Psalms 18:25. _WITH THE MERCIFUL THOU WILT SHOW THYSELF
MERCIFUL_] Thou wilt deal with men as they deal with each other. This
is the general tenor of God's providential conduct towards mankind;...
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WITH THE MERCIFUL - From the particular statement respecting the
divine dealings with himself the psalmist now passes to a general
statement (suggested by what God had done for him) in regard to the
g...
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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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DISCOURSE: 518
EQUITY OF THE DIVINE PROCEDURE
Psalms 18:25. _With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with
an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright; with the pure thou wilt
shew thysel...
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WITH THE MERCIFUL THOU WILT SHEW THYSELF MERCIFUL— In this and the
two next verses, David lays down the general method of the procedure
of God's moral providence and government, which will be in the i...
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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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_WITH THE MERCIFUL THOU WILT SHEW THYSELF MERCIFUL; WITH AN UPRIGHT
MAN THOU WILT SHEW THYSELF UPRIGHT;_
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful. David brings
forward his case, not for self...
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18:25 gracious (e-3) _ Chasid_ . see Notes, 2 Samuel 22:26 ; 2
Chronicles 6:42 . gracious; (f-8) _ Chesed_ . see 2 Chronicles 6:42 ....
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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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MAN. — The text of Samuel has “hero” (_gebôr_ instead of
_gebar_)_.
_...
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(25-27) It is better to change all the futures into our present. We
cannot explain this description of God’s attitude to man, as if the
poet were merely dealing with the conception of the Divine forme...
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_[Psalms 18:26]_ עִם ־חָסִ֥יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד
עִם ־גְּבַ֥ר...
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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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A WONDERFUL DELIVERANCE
Psalms 18:1
There is another edition of this psalm in 2 Samuel 22:1.Psalms 18:2;
Psalms 18:2 and...
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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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With the (t) merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright
man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
(t) Here he speaks of God according to our capacity, who shows mercy
to his and punishes the...
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All these verses become doubly precious and blessed to the people of
Christ, from their personal concern in all that is his. The promise of
Jehovah is to the seed of Christ, in Christ as well as to Ch...
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25._With the merciful, etc. _David here prosecutes the same subject.
In considering the grace of God by which he had been delivered, he
brings it forward as a proof of his integrity, and thus triumphs...
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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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WITH THE MERCIFUL THOU WILT SHOW THYSELF MERCIFUL,.... The merciful
man is the good, gracious, holy, and godly man, as the word z here
used signifies, and is sometimes rendered; one that has received...
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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man
thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Ver. 25. _With the merciful, &c._] _Hypothesin hic ad thesin
transfert._ It is as if he should s...
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In these verses David lays down the general method of the procedure of
God's providence and moral government, which, in the issue, will be
according to the moral character and conduct of men themselve...
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With the merciful Thou wilt show thyself merciful, showing kindness to
him who practised kindness; WITH AN UPRIGHT MAN THOU WILT SHOW THYSELF
UPRIGHT;...
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A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING FOR DELIVERANCE AND VICTORY.
To the chief musician, for performance in the liturgical service of
the Tabernacle and the Temple, a psalm of David, the servant of the
Lord, His p...
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20-28 Those that forsake the ways of the Lord, depart from their God.
But though conscious to ourselves of many a false step, let there not
be a wicked departure from our God. David kept his eye upon...
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UPRIGHT, or _sincere_, to wit, in performing what thou hast promised
to such persons, this being a great part or act of sincerity, when
one's deeds and words, or professions, agree together; as, on th...
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Psalms 18:25 merciful H2623 merciful H2616 (H8691) blameless H8549 man
H1399 blameless H8552 (H8691)
With the -...
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HE DECLARES THAT WHAT A MAN SOWS HE WILL REAP (PSALMS 18:25).
David was confident that righteousness must triumph simply because of
what God is. Like him we too can know that He is and that He is a
r...
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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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_The Lord reward me according to my righteousness._
OF THE JUSTICE OF DAVID’S BEHAVIOUR
I. David’s righteousness. Righteousness consists in rendering to all
their due, and the revealed will of God is...
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_With the merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful._
POETIC JUSTICE ACTUAL JUSTICE
What we call poetic justice pervades the whole Bible. We feel ill the
advancing civilisations that there is a reachi...
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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 18:20 David claims that he has faithfully KEPT
THE WAYS OF THE LORD (v. Psalms 18:21), and thus God has...
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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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Ezekiel 18:25; Isaiah 26:7; Isaiah 57:1; Isaiah 57:2; Isaiah 58:7;...
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Upright — Thou metest to every one the same measure, which he meteth
out to others; and therefore thou wilt perform mercy and truth, to
those who are merciful and true to others....