Psalms 18:16
Then the fountains of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were discovered: At thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blast of the spirit of thy wrath.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
In Context
15And he sent forth his arrows, and he scattered them: he multiplied lightnings, and troubled them.
17He sent from on high, and took me: and received me out of many waters.
Cross References
Exodus 2:10And she adopted him for a son, and called him Moses, saying: Because I took him out of the water.
Psalms 18:43And I shall beat them as small as the dust before the wind; I shall bring them to nought, like the dirt in the streets.
Psalms 40:1Unto the end, a psalm for David himself.
Psalms 144:7Hear me speedily, O Lord: my spirit hath fainted away. Turn not away thy face from me, lest I be like unto them that go down into the pit.
Nahum 1:4He rebuketh the sea, and drieth it up: and bringeth all the rivers to be a desert. Basan languisheth and Carmel: and the dower of Libanus fadeth away.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:2-20
David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. 1 I will love thee, O Lord , my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my… Read the whole commentary →