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Psalms 18:17
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.
Psalms 18:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
- New International Version (NIV)He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, For they were too strong for me.
Context of Psalms 18:17
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. 16The Lord reached down to me from above. He took hold of me and he pulled me up out of the deep water. Yes, 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. 19He led me out to a place where I would be safe. He saved me because I made him happy.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:17 word by word
יַצִּילֵ֗נִי מֵאֹיְבִ֥י עָ֑ז וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י כִּֽי־אָמְצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:17
- Psalms 38:19I have many enemies and they are strong. They have no reason to hate me.
- 2 Samuel 22:1David wrote this song when the Lord saved him from the power of his enemies when Saul was king.
- Hebrews 2:14So, those people who become God's children are human. They have human bodies. Because of that, Jesus himself became human like us. In that way, when he died he was able to destroy the Devil. It is the Devil who has power over death.
- Psalms 18:40You cause my enemies to turn around, and they run away from me. I can destroy those who hate me.
- Psalms 9:13How my enemies cause me to suffer! Please be kind to me, Lord. You are the one who can save me from death.
- Psalms 25:19Look at all my enemies! There are very many of them! They hate me so much that they want to hurt me.
- Psalms 69:4Very many people hate me with no good reason. They are more than the number of hairs on my head! My enemies are too strong for me. They want to destroy me with their lies. They make me give back to them things that I did not take from them!
- Psalms 118:7The Lord is with me as my helper. As for those people who hate me, I will win against them.
- Job 16:9God attacks me and he punishes me because he is angry. He shows his anger like a wild animal. He has become my enemy.
- Luke 19:14But the people who were living in his country did not like the man. So they sent some of their people to the foreign country with a message. They said, “We do not want this man to rule over us.”
- Psalms 35:10I will shout with all my strength, ‘Lord, who is like you? When strong people try to hurt weak people, you are the one who keeps the weak people safe. You also keep poor people safe when robbers try to take things from them.’
- Ephesians 6:10At the end of my letter, I want to say this to you: Be united with the Lord, so that you are strong. Then his great power will help you.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17He delivered me from my strong enemy - Does not this refer to his conflict with Ishbi-benob? "And Ishbi-benob, which was of the sons of the giant - thought to have slain David. But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. Then the men of David sware unto him, saying, Thou shalt go no more out with us to battle, that thou quench not the light of Israel;" 2 Samuel 21:16, 2 Samuel 21:17. It appears that at this time…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 17He delivered me from my strong enemy - The enemy that had more power than I had, and that was likely to overcome me. It is probable that the allusion here in the mind of the psalmist would be particularly to Saul. And from them which hated me - From all who hated and persecuted me, in the time of Saul, and ever onward during my life. For they were too strong for me - I had no power to resist them, and when I was about to sink under their opposition and…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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