Psalms 18
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Lutheran reading notes
In Psalms chapter 18, the wisdom literature continues to explore prayer, worship, lament, praise, and trust in God. Lutheran interpretation often emphasizes humanity’s limitations and the need to rely on God's grace and promises. The chapter highlights the contrast between human striving and the faithfulness of God.
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[To the chief Musician, {A Psalm} of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day {that} the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said,] I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.
Psalms 18:1 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The 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. {my strength: Heb. my rock}
Psalms 18:2 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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I will call upon the LORD, {who is worthy} to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
Psalms 18:3 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. {ungodly men: Heb. Belial}
Psalms 18:4 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. {sorrows: or, cords}
Psalms 18:5 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, {even} into his ears.
Psalms 18:6 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
Psalms 18:7 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. {out of his nostrils: Heb. by his, etc}
Psalms 18:8 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness {was} under his feet.
Psalms 18:9 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
Psalms 18:10 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him {were} dark waters {and} thick clouds of the skies.
Psalms 18:11 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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At the brightness {that was} before him his thick clouds passed, hail {stones} and coals of fire.
Psalms 18:12 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail {stones} and coals of fire.
Psalms 18:13 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Psalms 18:14 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
Psalms 18:15 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters. {many: or, great}
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He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Psalms 18:17 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
Psalms 18:18 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Psalms 18:19 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Psalms 18:20 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Psalms 18:21 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For all his judgments {were} before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me.
Psalms 18:22 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity. {before: Heb. with}
Psalms 18:23 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his eyesight. {in...: Heb. before his eyes}
Psalms 18:24 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright;
Psalms 18:25 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself froward. {shew thyself froward: or, wrestle}
Psalms 18:26 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
Psalms 18:27 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. {candle: or, lamp}
Psalms 18:28 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. {run...: or, broken}
Psalms 18:29 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{As for} God, his way {is} perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he {is} a buckler to all those that trust in him. {tried: or, refined}
Psalms 18:30 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For who {is} God save the LORD? or who {is} a rock save our God?
Psalms 18:31 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{It is} God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Psalms 18:32 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He maketh my feet like hinds' {feet}, and setteth me upon my high places.
Psalms 18:33 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Psalms 18:34 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. {thy gentleness...: or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me}
Psalms 18:35 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. {my feet: Heb. mine ankles}
Psalms 18:36 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
Psalms 18:37 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
Psalms 18:38 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. {subdued: Heb. caused to bow}
Psalms 18:39 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
Psalms 18:40 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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They cried, but {there was} none to save {them: even} unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
Psalms 18:41 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Psalms 18:42 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; {and} thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people {whom} I have not known shall serve me.
Psalms 18:43 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me. {As soon...: Heb. At the hearing of the ear} {submit...: or, yield feigned obedience} {strangers: Heb. sons of the stranger}
Psalms 18:44 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. {strangers: Heb. sons of the stranger}
Psalms 18:45 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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The LORD liveth; and blessed {be} my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
Psalms 18:46 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{It is} God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me. {avengeth: Heb. giveth avengements for} {subdueth: or, destroyeth}
Psalms 18:47 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. {violent...: Heb. man of violence}
Psalms 18:48 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. {give...: or, confess}
Psalms 18:49 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Psalms 18:50 highlights wisdom, prayer, and faithful living with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.