Psalms 18:16
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
In Context
17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
Cross References
Exodus 2:10When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”
Psalms 18:43You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
Psalms 40:1I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Psalms 144:7Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,
Nahum 1:4He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
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 →