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<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servantf of the Lord, who spake unto the Lord the wordsg 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 lovek thee, O Lord, my strength.

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Psa. 36• (Psa. 36)

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2 Sam. 22• (2 Sam. 22)

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1 John 4:19• ¹⁹*We* love because *he* has first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

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1-50: David praises God for his manifold and marvellous blessings.

A.M. 2986.

B.C. 1018.

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the servant.

Psa. 36:1• ¹To the chief Musician. A Psalm of the servant of Jehovah; of David. The transgression of the wicked uttereth within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes. (Psa. 36:1)

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Psa. 36• (Psa. 36)

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Psa. 116:16• ¹⁶Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. (Psa. 116:16)

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2 Sam. 22:1‑51• ¹And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
²And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
³God is my rock, in him will I trust--My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
⁴I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
⁵For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
⁶The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me;
⁷In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears.
⁸Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
⁹There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
¹⁰And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
¹¹And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
¹²And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
¹³From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
¹⁴Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
¹⁵And he sent arrows, and scattered mine enemies; Lightning, and discomfited them.
¹⁶And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
¹⁷He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
¹⁸He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
¹⁹They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
²⁰And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
²¹Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
²²For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
²³For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
²⁴And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
²⁵And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
²⁶With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
²⁷With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
²⁸And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, whom thou bringest down.
²⁹For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
³⁰For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
³¹As for *God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
³²For who is *God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
³³*God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
³⁴He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, And setteth me upon my high places.
³⁵He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
³⁶And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
³⁷Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
³⁸I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
³⁹And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
⁴⁰And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
⁴¹And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
⁴²They looked, and there was none to save--Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
⁴³And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
⁴⁴And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:
⁴⁵Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
⁴⁶Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
⁴⁷Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
⁴⁸The *God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
⁴⁹He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
⁵⁰Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
⁵¹It is he who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore. (2 Sam. 22:1‑51)

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Acts 13:36• ³⁶For David indeed, having in his own generation ministered to the will of God, fell asleep, and was added to his fathers and saw corruption. (Acts 13:36)

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Heb. 3:5• ⁵And Moses indeed was faithful in all his house, as a ministering servant, for a testimony of the things to be spoken after; (Heb. 3:5)

in the day.

Psa. 34:19• ¹⁹Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all: (Psa. 34:19)

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Ex. 15:1‑21• ¹Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying, I will sing unto Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
²My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation: This is my *God, and I will glorify him; My father's God, and I will extol him.
³Jehovah is a man of war; Jehovah, his name.
⁴Pharaoh's chariots and his army hath he cast into the sea; His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.
⁵The depths covered them; they sank to the bottom as a stone.
⁶Thy right hand, Jehovah, is become glorious in power: Thy right hand, Jehovah, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
⁷And by the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown thine adversaries: Thou sentest forth thy burning wrath, it consumed them as stubble.
⁸And by the breath of thy nostrils the waters were heaped up; The streams stood as a mound; The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.
⁹The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; my soul shall be sated upon them; I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.
¹⁰Thou didst blow with thy breath, the sea covered them; They sank as lead in the mighty waters.
¹¹Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods? Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?
¹²Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
¹³Thou by thy mercy hast led forth the people that thou hast redeemed; Thou hast guided them by thy strength unto the abode of thy holiness.
¹⁴The peoples heard it, they were afraid: A thrill seized the inhabitants of Philistia.
¹⁵Then the princes of Edom were amazed; The mighty men of Moab, trembling hath seized them; All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.
¹⁶Fear and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.
¹⁷Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, The place that thou, Jehovah, hast made thy dwelling, The Sanctuary, Lord, that thy hands have prepared.
¹⁸Jehovah shall reign for ever and ever!
¹⁹For the horse of Pharaoh, with his chariots and with his horsemen, came into the sea, and Jehovah brought again the waters of the sea upon them; and the children of Israel went on dry ground through the midst of the sea.
²⁰And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took the tambour in her hand, and all the women went out after her with tambours and with dances.
²¹And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:1‑21)

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Judg. 5:1‑31• ¹Then sang Deborah and Barak, the son of Abinoam, on that day, saying,
²For that leaders led in Israel, For that the people willingly offered themselves, Bless Jehovah!
³Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes, I, even I, will sing to Jehovah; I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.
⁴Jehovah, when thou wentest forth from Seir, When thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom, The earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, Yea, the clouds dropped water.
⁵The mountains quaked before the face of Jehovah, That Sinai, from before Jehovah the God of Israel.
⁶In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, The roads were unused, and the travellers on highways went by crooked paths.
⁷The villages ceased in Israel, Ceased until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.
⁸They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
⁹My heart is toward the governors of Israel, who offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless Jehovah!
¹⁰Ye that ride on white she-asses, ye that sit on carpets, and ye that walk by the way, consider.
¹¹Because of the voice of those who divide the spoil in the midst of the places of drawing water; There they rehearse the righteous acts of Jehovah, His righteous acts toward his villages in Israel. Then the people of Jehovah went down to the gates.
¹²Awake, awake, Deborah! awake, awake, utter a song! Arise, Barak, and lead captive thy captives, thou son of Abinoam!
¹³Then come down, thou, the remnant of nobles, as his people; Jehovah! come down with me in the midst of the mighty ones.
¹⁴Out of Ephraim came those whose root was in Amalek; After thee was Benjamin among thy peoples. Out of Machir came down governors, And out of Zebulun they that handled the staff of the ruler.
¹⁵And the princes in Issachar were with Deborah; And Issachar, like Barak; They were sent into the valley at his feet. In the divisions of Reuben there were great resolves of heart!
¹⁶Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, To hear the bleating of the flocks? In the divisions of Reuben there were great deliberations of heart!
¹⁷Gilead abode beyond Jordan; And Dan, why did he remain in ships? Asher sat on the sea-shore, And abode in his creeks.
¹⁸Zebulun is a people that jeoparded their lives unto death, Naphtali also, on the high places of the field.
¹⁹Kings came,--they fought; Then fought the kings of Canaan; At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo; They took no spoil of silver.
²⁰From heaven was the fight; The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.
²¹The torrent of Kishon swept them away, That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon. My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!
²²Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings, The coursings of their steeds.
²³Curse Meroz, saith the Angel of Jehovah; Curse, curse the inhabitants thereof; For they came not to the help of Jehovah, To the help of Jehovah among the mighty.
²⁴Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, Blessed above women in the tent!
²⁵He asked water, she gave milk; In the nobles' bowl she brought forth cream.
²⁶She put her hand to the tent-pin, And her right hand to the workmen's hammer; And she smote Sisera, she struck through his head, Shattered and pierced through his temples.
²⁷Between her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: Between her feet he bowed, he fell; Where he bowed, there he fell, overcome.
²⁸Them other of Sisera looketh out at the window, And crieth through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why tarry the trampings of his chariots?
²⁹The wise amongst her ladies answer her, Yea, she returneth answer to herself,
³⁰Have they not found, divided the booty, A damsel, two damsels, to each? A booty of dyed stuffs for Sisera, A booty of dyed stuffs of embroidery, Dyed stuff of double embroidery for the neck of a spoiler?
³¹So let all thine enemies perish, Jehovah! But let them that love him be as the rising of the sun in its might. And the land had rest forty years. (Judg. 5:1‑31)

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1 Sam. 2:1‑10• ¹And Hannah prayed, and said, My heart exulteth in Jehovah, my horn is lifted up in Jehovah; my mouth is opened wide over mine enemies; for I rejoice in thy salvation.
²There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.
³Do not multiply your words of pride, let not vain-glory come out of your mouth; For Jehovah is a *God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
⁴The bow of the mighty is broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
⁵They that were full have hired themselves out for bread; and the hungry are so no more: Even the barren beareth seven, and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
⁶Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive; he bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.
⁷Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich, he bringeth low, also he lifteth up:
⁸He raiseth up the poor out of the dust; from the dung-hill he lifteth up the needy, To set him among nobles; and he maketh them inherit a throne of glory; For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, and he hath set the world upon them.
⁹He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
¹⁰They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed. (1 Sam. 2:1‑10)

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Isa. 12:1‑6• ¹And in that day thou shalt say, Jehovah, I will praise thee; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.
²Behold, *God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.
³And with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
⁴And in that day shall ye say, Give ye thanks to Jehovah, call upon his name, declare his deeds among the peoples, make mention that his name is exalted.
⁵Sing psalms of Jehovah, for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
⁶Cry out and shout, thou inhabitress of Zion; for great is the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee. (Isa. 12:1‑6)

I will.

Psa. 116:1‑6• ¹I love Jehovah, for he hath heard my voice and my supplications;
²For he hath inclined his ear unto me, and I will call upon him during all my days.
³The bands of death encompassed me, and the anguish of Sheol took hold of me; I found trouble and sorrow:
⁴Then called I upon the name of Jehovah: I beseech thee, Jehovah, deliver my soul.
⁵Gracious is Jehovah and righteous; and our God is merciful.
⁶Jehovah keepeth the simple: I was brought low, and he saved me. (Psa. 116:1‑6)

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Psa. 144:1‑2• ¹A Psalm of David. Blessed be Jehovah my rock, who teacheth my hands to war, my fingers to fight;
²My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me! (Psa. 144:1‑2)

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1 John 4:19• ¹⁹*We* love because *he* has first loved us. (1 John 4:19)

my.

Psa. 18:32• ³²The *God who girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect, (Psa. 18:32)

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Psa. 28:7‑8• ⁷Jehovah is my strength and my shield; my heart confided in him, and I was helped: therefore my heart exulteth, and with my song will I praise him.
⁸Jehovah is their strength; and he is the stronghold of salvation to his anointed one. (Psa. 28:7‑8)

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Psa. 118:14• ¹⁴My strength and song is Jah, and he is become my salvation. (Psa. 118:14)

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Isa. 12:2• ²Behold, *God is my salvation: I will trust, and not be afraid; for Jah, Jehovah, is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)

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Phil. 4:13• ¹³I have strength for all things in him that gives me power. (Phil. 4:13)

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Col. 1:11• ¹¹strengthened with all power according to the might of his glory unto all endurance and longsuffering with joy; (Col. 1:11)

• Book 1, Series 3. The appearing of Christ. Victory psalm. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• Psa. 18 is of the deepest interest, as regards the interpretation, presenting, as it does, the sufferings of Christ as the center of all the deliverances of Israel. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 18-21” by J.N. Darby)

• In this psalm the circumstances in David’s life―his sufferings and his victories―are used to present Christ and the deliverances wrought for Israel through His sufferings and victories. (“Psalms 18” by H. Smith)

• The psalm opens by presenting Christ in the circumstances of the godly remnant in Israel. He is seen as the One who is devoted to God― “I will love thee, O LORD.” (“Psalms 18” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David, the servant of Jehovah, who spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemiesp and out of the hand of Saulq. And he said, I will love thee, O Jehovah, my strength.

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As 8.2; so vers. 3,17,37,40,48

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Compare 2 Sam. 22 throughout, and Notes there.