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Verse Psalms 18:40. _THE NECKS OF MINE ENEMIES_] Thou hast made me a
complete conqueror. _Treading on the neck_ of an enemy was the triumph
of the conqueror, and the utmost disgrace of the vanquished....
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THOU HAST ALSO GIVEN ME THE NECKS OF MINE ENEMIES - Their necks to
tread upon, as the result of victory; or their necks to be subject to
me, as the neck of the ox is to his owner. The phrase is someti...
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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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Thus God gave him victory over all his enemies....
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Yea mine enemies hast thou made to turn their backs unto me,
And as for them that hated me, I cut them off.
The first line means that his enemies were put to flight before him
Exodus 23:27), not (as...
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THOU HAST ALSO GIVEN ME THE NECKS OF MINE ENEMIES— _As for mine
enemies, thou givest me their back._ Houbigant. Mudge, &c. The word
ףּער _oreph,_ rendered _neck,_ signifies the _back part of the
neck,_...
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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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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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GIVEN ME THE NECKS OF MINE ENEMIES] RV 'made mine enemies turn their
backs unto me.'...
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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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(37-40) Another retrospective glance of the poet over his past wars.
Notice slight variations in Samuel....
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THOU HAST ALSO GIVEN. — Literally, _and as to mine enemies, thou
gavest to me the back,_ which either means “turned to flight so that
only their backs were visible” (Jeremiah 18:17 and Psalms 21:12),...
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_[Psalms 18:41]_ וְֽ אֹיְבַ֗י נָתַ֣תָּה לִּ֣י
עֹ֑רֶף...
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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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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 ALSO GIVEN ME THE NECKS OF MINE ENEMIES,.... Either to slay
them, or to trample or put a yoke upon them; or rather the sense is,
thou hast made them to fly before me, to turn their necks or...
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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might
destroy them that hate me.
Ver. 40. _Thou hast given me the necks of mine enemies_] _sc._ To chop
them off at my pleasure; or to cut th...
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_Thou hast given me the necks_, &c. That I might put my yoke upon
their necks, or bring them into subjection. But Houbigant and some
others render the clause, more agreeably to the Hebrew, _As for my...
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GIVING ALL GLORY TO GOD ALONE...
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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, so that they turned
their backs to David in precipitate flight, THAT I MIGHT DESTROY THEM
THAT HATE 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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Either,
1. That I might smite or behead them. Or,
2. That I might put my yoke upon their necks, or bring them into
subjection. Or rather thus, _Thou hast made them turn their backs to
me_, i.e. flee...
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Psalms 18:40 given H5414 (H8804) necks H6203 enemies H341 (H8802)
destroyed H6789 (H8686) hated H8130 ...
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HE DECLARES THAT YHWH HAS GIVEN HIM VICTORY OVER ALL HIS ENEMIES
(PSALMS 18:37).
We should note as we consider this cry of triumph that this is not
describing peaceful nations who are being subjugated...
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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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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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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 Samuel 22:41; John 15:23; Joshua 10:24; Lamentations 5:5; Prove