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Psalms 18:19
19He led me out to a place where I would be safe. He saved me because I made him happy.
Psalms 18:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
- New International Version (NIV)He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
Context of Psalms 18:19
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. He led me out to a place where I would be safe. He saved me because I made him happy. 20The Lord was kind to me because I do things that please him. He blesses me because I am not guilty of bad things. 21I have obeyed the Lord's commands. I have not turned against my God.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:19 word by word
וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:19
- Psalms 18:36You have helped me to move safely, so that my feet do not slip.
- Psalms 31:8You have not put me under the power of my enemies. You have led me into an open place, where I can be safe.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the deep hole of danger. He picked me up out of the mud. He put my feet on a rock. Then I could walk and not slip.
- Psalms 118:5I was in trouble, so I called to the Lord to help me. The Lord answered me and he made me free.
- Job 36:16God has called you out of your troubles, Job. He wants you to live in a safe place where you have no problems. He wants you to have a comfortable life with plenty of good food to eat.
- Psalms 37:23If the way that somebody lives pleases the Lord, the Lord will lead him into good things.
- 2 Samuel 22:18Yes, 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.
- 1 Kings 10:9So we praise the Lord your God! He is happy with you and he has chosen you to rule Israel. The Lord's love for Israel will continue for ever. So he has made you king to rule in a fair and honest way.’
Commentaries on Psalms 18:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19He brought me forth also into a large place - He enabled me to clear the country of my foes, who had before cooped me up in holes and corners. This appears to be the allusion.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19He brought me forth also into a large place - Instead of being hemmed in by enemies, and straitened in my troubles, so that I seemed to have no room to move, he brought me into a place where I had ample room, and where I could act freely. Compare the note at Psalm 4:1. He delivered me - He rescued me from my enemies and my troubles. Because he delighted in me - He saw that my cause was just, and he had favor toward me.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19God loves and delights in the psalmist (see Psalm 18:1), so he will save him (37:23; 41:11; 91:14–16).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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