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Psalm 18

Psa. 18:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician
natsach (Hebrew #5329)
properly, to glitter from afar, i.e. to be eminent (as a superintendent, especially of the Temple services and its music); also (as denominative from 5331), to be permanent
KJV usage: excel, chief musician (singer), oversee(-r), set forward.
Pronounce: naw-tsakh'
Origin: a primitive root
, A Psalm of David
David (Hebrew #1732)
Daviyd {daw-veed'}; from the same as 1730; loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse
KJV usage: David.
Pronounce: daw-veed'
Origin: rarely (fully)
, the servant
`ebed (Hebrew #5650)
a servant
KJV usage: X bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
Pronounce: eh'-bed
Origin: from 5647
f of the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, who spake
dabar (Hebrew #1696)
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
KJV usage: answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, X well, X work.
Pronounce: daw-bar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
the words
dabar (Hebrew #1697)
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
KJV usage: act, advice, affair, answer, X any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, + chronicles, commandment, X commune(-ication), + concern(-ing), + confer, counsel, + dearth, decree, deed, X disease, due, duty, effect, + eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-)ness, + glory, + harm, hurt, + iniquity, + judgment, language, + lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, X ought, X parts, + pertaining, + please, portion, + power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, X (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, + sign, + so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, + song, speech, X spoken, talk, task, + that, X there done, thing (concerning), thought, + thus, tidings, what(-soever), + wherewith, which, word, work.
Pronounce: daw-baw'
Origin: from 1696
g of this song
shiyr (Hebrew #7892)
from 7891; a song; abstractly, singing
KJV usage: musical(-ick), X sing(-er, -ing), song.
Pronounce: sheer
Origin: or feminine shiyrah {shee-raw'}
in the day
yowm (Hebrew #3117)
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
KJV usage: age, + always, + chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), + elder, X end, + evening, + (for) ever(-lasting, -more), X full, life, as (so) long as (... live), (even) now, + old, + outlived, + perpetually, presently, + remaineth, X required, season, X since, space, then, (process of) time, + as at other times, + in trouble, weather, (as) when, (a, the, within a) while (that), X whole (+ age), (full) year(-ly), + younger.
Pronounce: yome
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be hot
that the Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
delivered
natsal (Hebrew #5337)
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
KJV usage: X at all, defend, deliver (self), escape, X without fail, part, pluck, preserve, recover, rescue, rid, save, spoil, strip, X surely, take (out).
Pronounce: naw-tsal'
Origin: a primitive root
him from the hand
kaph (Hebrew #3709)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
KJV usage: branch, + foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.
Pronounce: kaf
Origin: from 3721
of all his enemies
'oyeb (Hebrew #341)
active participle of 340; hating; an adversary
KJV usage: enemy, foe.
Pronounce: o-yabe'
Origin: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}
, and from the hand
yad (Hebrew #3027)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), in distinction from 3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows)
KJV usage: (+ be) able, X about, + armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, X bounty, + broad, (broken-)handed, X by, charge, coast, + consecrate, + creditor, custody, debt, dominion, X enough, + fellowship, force, X from, hand(-staves, -y work), X he, himself, X in, labour, + large, ledge, (left-)handed, means, X mine, ministry, near, X of, X order, ordinance, X our, parts, pain, power, X presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, + swear, terror, X thee, X by them, X themselves, X thine own, X thou, through, X throwing, + thumb, times, X to, X under, X us, X wait on, (way-)side, where, + wide, X with (him, me, you), work, + yield, X yourselves.
Pronounce: yawd
Origin: a primitive word
of Saul
Sha'uwl (Hebrew #7586)
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
KJV usage: Saul, Shaul.
Pronounce: shaw-ool'
Origin: passive participle of 7592
: And he said
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
,>> I will love
racham (Hebrew #7355)
to fondle; by implication, to love, especially to compassionate
KJV usage: have compassion (on, upon), love, (find, have, obtain, shew) mercy(-iful, on, upon), (have) pity, Ruhamah, X surely.
Pronounce: raw-kham'
Origin: a primitive root
k thee, O Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
, my strength
chezeq (Hebrew #2391)
help
KJV usage: strength.
Pronounce: khay'-zek
Origin: from 2388
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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• 19We love him, because he 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.
(Title.)
the servant.
Psa. 36:1• 1<<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David the servant of the Lord.>> The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, that 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• 16O Lord, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. (Psa. 116:16)
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2 Sam. 22:1‑51• 1And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
 2And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
 3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
 4I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
 5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
 6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
 7In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
 8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
 9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
 10He bowed the heavens also, 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 pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
 13Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
 14The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
 15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
 16And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
 17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
 18He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
 19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
 20He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
 21The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
 22For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
 23For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
 24I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
 25Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
 26With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
 27With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavory.
 28And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
 29For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten 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 the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
 32For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
 33God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
 34He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
 35He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
 36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
 37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
 38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
 39And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
 40For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
 41Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
 42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
 43Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
 44Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
 45Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
 46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
 47The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
 48It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
 49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
 50Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
 51He is the tower of salvation for his king: and showeth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore. (2 Sam. 22:1‑51)
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Acts 13:36• 36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: (Acts 13:36)
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Heb. 3:5• 5And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after; (Heb. 3:5)
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Psa. 34:19• 19Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord 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 unto the Lord, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
 2The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.
 3The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
 4Pharaoh's chariots and his host hath he cast into the sea: his chosen captains also are drowned in the Red sea.
 5The depths have covered them: they sank into the bottom as a stone.
 6Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.
 7And in the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown them that rose up against thee: thou sentest forth thy wrath, which consumed them as stubble.
 8And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and 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 lust shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
 10Thou didst blow with thy wind, the sea covered them: they sank as lead in the mighty waters.
 11Who is like unto thee, O Lord, among the gods? who is like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?
 12Thou stretchedst out thy right hand, the earth swallowed them.
 13Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
 14The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.
 15Then the dukes of Edom shall be amazed; the mighty men of Moab, trembling shall take hold upon them; all the inhabitants of Canaan shall melt away.
 16Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.
 17Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, in the place, O Lord, which thou hast made for thee to dwell in, in the Sanctuary, O Lord, which thy hands have established.
 18The Lord shall reign for ever and ever.
 19For the horse of Pharaoh went in with his chariots and with his horsemen into the sea, and the Lord brought again the waters of the sea upon them; but the children of Israel went on dry land in the midst of the sea.
 20And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.
 21And Miriam answered them, Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed gloriously; 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,
 2Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves.
 3Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel.
 4Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
 5The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.
 6In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travellers walked through byways.
 7The inhabitants of the villages ceased, they ceased in Israel, 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, that offered themselves willingly among the people. Bless ye the Lord.
 10Speak, ye that ride on white asses, ye that sit in judgment, and walk by the way.
 11They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the Lord go down to the gates.
 12Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.
 13Then he made him that remaineth have dominion over the nobles among the people: the Lord made me have dominion over the mighty.
 14Out of Ephraim was there a root of them against Amalek; after thee, Benjamin, among thy people; out of Machir came down governors, and out of Zebulun they that handle the pen of the writer.
 15And the princes of Issachar were with Deborah; even Issachar, and also Barak: he was sent on foot into the valley. For the divisions of Reuben there were great thoughts of heart.
 16Why abodest thou among the sheepfolds, to hear the bleatings of the flocks? For the divisions of Reuben there were great searchings of heart.
 17Gilead abode beyond Jordan: and why did Dan remain in ships? Asher continued on the sea shore, and abode in his breaches.
 18Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field.
 19The kings came and fought, then fought the kings of Canaan in Taanach by the waters of Megiddo; they took no gain of money.
 20They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera.
 21The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength.
 22Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
 23Curse ye Meroz, said the angel of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the inhabitants thereof; because they came not to the help of the Lord, to the help of the Lord against the mighty.
 24Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.
 25He asked water, and she gave him milk; she brought forth butter in a lordly dish.
 26She put her hand to the nail, and her right hand to the workmen's hammer; and with the hammer she smote Sisera, she smote off his head, when she had pierced and stricken through his temples.
 27At her feet he bowed, he fell, he lay down: at her feet he bowed, he fell: where he bowed, there he fell down dead.
 28The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
 29Her wise ladies answered her, yea, she returned answer to herself,
 30Have they not sped? have they not divided the prey; to every man a damsel or two; to Sisera a prey of divers colors, a prey of divers colors of needlework, of divers colors of needlework on both sides, meet for the necks of them that take the spoil?
 31So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his 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 rejoiceth in the Lord, mine horn is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in thy salvation.
 2There is none holy as the Lord: for there is none beside thee: neither is there any rock like our God.
 3Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the Lord is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
 4The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
 5They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble.
 6The Lord killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
 7The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
 8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's, and he hath set the world upon them.
 9He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
 10The adversaries of the Lord shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the Lord shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall 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, O Lord, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst me.
 2Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
 3Therefore with joy shall ye draw water out of the wells of salvation.
 4And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.
 5Sing unto the Lord; for he hath done excellent things: this is known in all the earth.
 6Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant 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 the Lord, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
 2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.
 3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
 4Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
 5Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; yea, our God is merciful.
 6The Lord preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me. (Psa. 116:1‑6)
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Psa. 144:1‑2• 1<<A Psalm of David.>> Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:
 2My goodness, 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• 19We love him, because he first loved us. (1 John 4:19)
my.
Psa. 18:32• 32It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. (Psa. 18:32)
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Psa. 28:7‑8• 7The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.
 8The Lord is their strength, and he is the saving strength of his anointed. (Psa. 28:7‑8)
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Psa. 118:14• 14The Lord is my strength and song, and 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 the Lord JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation. (Isa. 12:2)
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Phil. 4:13• 13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me. (Phil. 4:13)
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Col. 1:11• 11Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness; (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.