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Psalms 18

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 18 of 150

1 Of the Messiah, Jesus. To the chief musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke the words of this song to Jehovah in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. I love You, O Jehovah, my strength.

2 Jehovah is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; He is my God, my Rock; I seek refuge in Him; He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.

3 I will call on Jehovah, who is to be praised, and I shall be saved from my enemies.

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Chapter Summary

David praises Jehovah for His manifold and marvelous blessings. Of the Messiah, Jesus. To the chief musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke the words of this song to Jehovah in the day that Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

Key Hebrew Words

צוּר rock H6697 · TWOT 1901a
חָסָה seek refuge H2620 · TWOT 700
יֵ֫שַׁע salvation H3468 · TWOT 929a
חֶ֫סֶד loving-kindness, mercy H2617 · TWOT 698a
צֶ֫דֶק righteousness H6664 · TWOT 1879a
מָשִׁיחַ anointed one H4899 · TWOT 1255c

People & Context

David

Israel's king and servant of Jehovah, speaker of this song of deliverance from all his enemies

Jesus the Messiah

the Anointed One; the header applies the psalm to Him, and verses 43-50 voice His triumph among the nations

Saul

the king from whose hand Jehovah delivered David, named in the psalm's heading

Timeline

Delivered from Saul

Jehovah delivers David from the hand of all his enemies and from Saul after the cords of death hemmed him in.

Psalms 18:1-6
The Heavenly Descent

Jehovah shakes the earth, breathes fire, and rides a cherub down through the skies to shoot lightnings.

Psalms 18:7-15
Drawn from Waters

Jehovah reaches down, draws David out of many waters, and delivers him into a broad place.

Psalms 18:16-19

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