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Psalms 18:16
16The Lord reached down to me from above. He took hold of me and he pulled me up out of the deep water.
Psalms 18:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
- New International Version (NIV)He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Context of Psalms 18:16
14The Lord shot his arrows of lightning. He caused his enemies to run away. 15When you shouted against your enemies, Lord, even the bottom of the deep sea appeared. People could see the foundations of the earth, when you breathed out in anger. The Lord reached down to me from above. He took hold of me and he pulled me up out of the deep water. 17Yes, he saved me from my powerful enemies. The people who hated me were too strong for me, but the Lord saved me from their power. 18They attacked me when I was in trouble, but the Lord helped me.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:16 word by word
יִשְׁלַ֣ח מִ֭מָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵ֑נִי יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי מִמַּ֥יִם רַבִּֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 18:16
- Psalms 57:3He will send help from heaven and he will save me. He will punish the people who attack me. Selah. God will show me his faithful love, and he will do what he has promised.
- Psalms 144:7Put your hand down from heaven, and pick me out from the deep water. Save me from the power of foreign people.
- Psalms 18:43You have saved me from people who attacked me. You made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler.
- Psalms 40:1I was patient while I waited for the Lord to help me. He turned towards me, and he heard me when I called to him.
- Exodus 2:10When the baby was older, his mother took him to Pharaoh's daughter. He now became her son. She gave him the name ‘Moses’. She said, ‘I will call him Moses because I pulled him out of the water.’
- 2 Samuel 22:17The Lord reached down to me from above. He took hold of me and he pulled me up out of the deep water.
- Jonah 2:5The deep water of the sea covered me, so that my life was in danger. The plants in the sea were all around my head.
- Revelation 17:15Then the angel said to me, ‘You saw the many rivers where the prostitute sits. Those rivers are a picture of people from many nations. They are crowds of people from different countries who speak many different languages.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16He drew me out of many waters - Here the allusion is still carried on. The waters thus poured out were sweeping the people away; but God, by a miraculous interference, sent and drew David out. Sometimes waters are used to denote multitudes of people; and here the word may have that reference; multitudes were gathered together against David, but God delivered him from them all. This seems to be countenanced by the following verse.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16He sent from above - He interposed to save me. All these manifestations of the divine interposition were from above, or from heaven; all came from God. He took me - He took hold on me; he rescued me. He drew me out of many waters - Margin, great waters. Waters are often expressive of calamity and trouble, Psalm 46:3; Psalm 69:1; Psalm 73:10; Psalm 124:4-5. The meaning here is, that God had rescued him out of the many troubles and dangers that encompassed…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-50This psalm describes a royal story of God rescuing his king. A similar version of this psalm appears in 2 Samuel 22:1–51. The psalm encourages those who hear the earlier prayers for help in Psalms 16 and 17. The psalmist describes the dramatic nature of God’s rescue in three different ways (Psalm 18:7–15, 16–19, 30–36). The psalm also offers hope that a future Son of David will completely defeat evil (Psalm 18:43–50; compare Psalm 2).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-1916-19. from above--As seated on a throne, directing these terrible scenes, God-- sent--His hand (Psa 144:7), reached down to His humble worshipper, and delivered him. many waters--calamities (Job 30:14; Psa 124:4, 5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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