Psalms 18:48

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
delivereth	מְפַלְּטִ֗י me.fa.le.Ti	H6403	to slip out · verb, piel active participle, masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix
enemies	מֵאֹ֫יְבָ֥י me.'O.ye.Vai	H341	hating · preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
up	תְּרוֹמְמֵ֑נִי te.ro.Me.ni	H7311	to be high actively · verb, piel imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
up	קָ֭מַי Ka.mai	H6965	to rise (in various applications · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
delivered	תַּצִּילֵֽנִי ta.tzi.Le.ni	H5337	to snatch away · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix
violent	חָ֝מָ֗ס cha.Mas	H2555	violence · noun, common masculine singular absolute
man	מֵאִ֥ישׁ me.'Ish	H376	a man as an individual or a male person · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct

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Cross-references

Psalms 86:14 O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
Psalms 140:1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man;
Psalms 140:4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
Psalms 140:11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
Psalms 7:16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.
Psalms 59:1-2 Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
Psalms 22:27-30 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalms 89:13 Thou hast a mighty arm: strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:29–end

In these verses, I. David looks back, with thankfulness, upon the great things which God had done for him. He had not only wrought deliverance for him, but had given him victory and success, and made him triumph over those who thought to triumph over him. When we set ourselves to praise God for one mercy we must be led by that to observe the many more with which we have been compassed about, and followed, all our days. Many things had contributed to David's advancement, and he owns the hand of God in them all, to teach us to do likewise, in reviewing the several steps by which we have risen to our prosperity. 1. God had given him all his skill and understanding in military affairs, which he…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:48

liftest me up--to safety and honors.

John Gill on Psalms 18:48

He delivereth me from mine enemies,.... From Saul and his men, from Ishbosheth and Abner, from Absalom, and the conspirators with him; so all believers are delivered out of the hands of their enemies by Christ, as that they can serve the Lord without fear; and so Christ himself is delivered from all his enemies, being raised from the dead, and set at the right hand of God, where he must reign till all enemies are put under his feet; yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me; David was lifted up from a low and mean estate, and placed on the throne of Israel, above all those that rose up against him, and sought to destroy him; and the saints are set upon their high places in…

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John Calvin on Psalms 18:46–end

Psalm 18:46-50 46. Let Jehovah live, [439] and blessed be my strength: [440] and let the God of my salvation be exalted; 47. The God who giveth me vengeance, and subdueth peoples [or nations] under me. 48. My deliverer from my enemies; yea, thou hast lifted me up from those who had risen up against me; thou hast delivered me from the man of violence. 49. Therefore will I praise thee, O Jehovah, among the heathen, and will sing to thy name. 50. He worketh great deliverances for his king, and showeth mercy to David, his anointed, and to his seed for ever. 46. Let Jehovah live. If it is thought proper to adopt this reading, which is in the optative mood expressing a wish that God might live,…

The Church Fathers

All these things will happen to us through him who placed his arms on the cross as a bow in the sky, and daily he intercedes for us.
— Arnobius the Younger, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 18

"From them that rise up against Me You will exalt Me" [Psalm 18:48]. From the Jews that rise up against Me in My passion, You will exalt Me in My resurrection. "From the unjust man You will deliver Me." From their unjust rule You will deliver Me.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 18

Just as David after the advent of our Savior is able to be presented just as if he were alive and living among people, and he sings praises to the God of the universe among all the peoples through his own writings, canticles and hymns, so also he who has come from his seed, to whom these words refer that we now explain, with like reasoning when he overcomes the ones lying in wait for him, he may rightly say, "You will exalt me above the ones rising against me." And he leaves them behind, and he shares his own truth and grace to all peoples; even now he himself, being present everywhere on the earth and in the midst of them resting their hope in him, is made known through his church.
— Eusebius of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON PSALMS 18:50-51

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Dictionary and topics

Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Enemies · God delivers from — God delivers from

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 18:48

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:48

John Gill on Psalms 18:48

John Calvin on Psalms 18:46–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 18:48

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:29–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:48

John Gill on Psalms 18:48

John Calvin on Psalms 18:46–end

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 18:46-48

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 18:47

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 18:48