Revised Webster's Bible
Psalms 18:3
3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
Psalms 18:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
- New International Version (NIV)I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
Context of Psalms 18:3
1I will love thee, O LORD, my strength. 2The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies. 4The sorrows of death surrounded me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5The sorrows of hell surrounded me: the snares of death seized me.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:3 word by word
מְ֭הֻלָּל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמִן־אֹ֝יְבַ֗י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 18:3
- Psalms 5:2Hearken to the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for to thee will I pray.
- Psalms 28:1To thee will I cry, O LORD my rock; be not silent to me: lest, if thou shouldest be silent to me, I should become like them that go down into the pit.
- Psalms 55:16As for me, I will call upon God; and the LORD shall save me.
- Psalms 62:8Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.
- 2 Samuel 22:4I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
- Philippians 4:6Be anxious for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
- Psalms 65:1Praise waiteth for thee, O God, in Zion: and to thee shall the vow be performed.
- Psalms 76:4Thou art more glorious and excellent than the mountains of prey.
- Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the LORD your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.
- Revelation 4:11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.
- Revelation 5:12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.
- Psalms 50:15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
- Psalms 91:15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
- Luke 1:71That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
- Acts 2:21And it shall come to pass, that whoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.
- Romans 8:31What shall we then say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Commentaries on Psalms 18:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3I will call upon the Lord - When he was conscious that the object of his worship was such as he has pointed out in the above nine particulars, it is no wonder that he resolves to call upon him; and no wonder that he expects, in consequence, to be saved from his enemies; for who can destroy him whom such a God undertakes to save?Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3I will call upon the Lord - The idea here is, that he would constantly call upon the Lord. In all times of trouble and danger he would go to him, and invoke his aid. The experience of the past had been such as to lead him to put confidence in him in all time to come. He had learned to flee to him in danger, and he had never put his trust in him in vain. The idea is, that a proper view of God‘s dealings with us in the past should lead us to feel that we…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God deserves praise for his greatness and faithfulness (Psalms 48:1; 96:4; 145:3).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2-32-3. The various terms used describe God as an object of the most implicit and reliable trust. rock--literally, "a cleft rock," for concealment. strength--a firm, immovable rock. horn of my salvation--The horn, as the means of attack or defense of some of the strongest animals, is a frequent emblem of power or strength efficiently exercised (compare De 33:17; Lu 1:69). tower--literally, "high place," beyond reach of danger.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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