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Psalms 18:19
19He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
Context of Psalms 18:19
17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. 18They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. 20The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. 21For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I am not guilty of turning from 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 provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
- Psalms 31:8You have not given me into the hands of the enemy but have set my feet in a spacious place.
- Psalms 40:2He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
- Psalms 118:5When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place.
- Job 36:16“He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
- Psalms 37:23The Lord makes firm the steps of the one who delights in him;
- 2 Samuel 22:18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
- 1 Kings 10:9Praise be to the Lord your God, who has delighted in you and placed you on the throne of Israel. Because of the Lord’s eternal love for Israel, he has made you king to maintain justice and righteousness.”
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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