Psalms 18:19

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

17He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me. 18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the Lord helped me. He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me. 20The Lord repaid me for my godly deeds; he rewarded my blameless behavior. 21For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands; I have not rebelled against my God.

Psalms 18:19 word by word

וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי כִּ֘י חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He brought me forthיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• also into a large placeמֶרְחָבmerchâb · broadH4800
• he deliveredחָלַץchâlats · to rescueH2502
• me, because he delightedחָפֵץchâphêts · to delight inH2654

Cross-references for Psalms 18:19

• Psalms 18:36You widen my path; my feet do not slip.
• Psalms 31:8You do not deliver me over to the power of the enemy; you enable me to stand in a wide open place.
• Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the watery pit, out of the slimy mud. He placed my feet on a rock and gave me secure footing.
• Psalms 118:5In my distress I cried out to the Lord. The Lord answered me and put me in a wide open place.
• Job 36:16And surely, he drew you from the mouth of distress, to a wide place, unrestricted, and to the comfort of your table filled with rich food.
• Psalms 37:23The Lord grants success to the one whose behavior he finds commendable.
• 2 Samuel 22:18He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.
• 1 Kings 10:9May the Lord your God be praised because he favored you by placing you on the throne of Israel! Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he made you king so you could make just and right decisions.”

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