Psalms 18:17
He sent from on high, and took me: and received me out of many waters.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
In Context
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:1And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
Job 16:9My wrinkles bear witness against me, and a false speaker riseth up against my face, contradicting me.
Psalms 18:40And thou hast girded me with strength unto battle; and hast subdued under me them that rose up against me.
Psalms 35:10All my bones shall say : Lord, who is like to thee? Who deliverest the poor from the hand of them that are stronger than he; the needy and the poor from them that strip him.
Psalms 69:4I have laboured with crying; my jaws are become hoarse: my eyes have failed, whilst I hope in my God.
Psalms 138:7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem: Who say: Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
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 →