Psalms 18:16
He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
In Context
17He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.
Cross References
Exodus 2:10And the lad groweth, and she bringeth him in to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he is to her for a son, and she calleth his name Moses, and saith, 'Because — from the water I have drawn him.'
Psalms 18:43Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.
Psalms 40:1To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. I have diligently expected Jehovah, And He inclineth to me, and heareth my cry,
Psalms 144:7Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,
Nahum 1:4He is pushing against a sea, and drieth it up, Yea, all the floods He hath made dry, Languishing [are] Bashan and Carmel, Yea, the flower of Lebanon [is] languishing.
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 →