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Themes in Psalm 18

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Themes in Psalm 18

Psalm 18:1 (show verse)

For the choir director. Of the servant of the Lord, David, who spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said:I love You, Lord, my strength.

God » Love to » Examples of
Love » The test » To God
Protection » Exemplified » David
Select readings » Mankind in extremity
Rocks » Illustrative of » God as the strength of his people
Spiritual » Examples of love for Christ » Examples of love to God

Psalm 18:2 (show verse)

The Lord is my rock,
my fortress, and my deliverer,
my God, my mountain where I seek refuge,
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my stronghold.

Battle of Life » God » Represented as » A fortress
Deliverance » The lord being your deliverer
Fort » Figurative » Of God's care
Fortresses » Illustrative of » God's protection
God » Christ's » Fortress, a
Horns » Illustrative » Of power of God
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Salvation
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Strength
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » deliverer
Protection » Saints » Acknowledge God as their
Protection » Exemplified » David
divine Protector » A fortress
Select readings » Mankind in extremity
Rock » Figurative
Salvation » Illustrated by » A horn
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Tower » Figurative » Of divine protection

Psalm 18:3 (show verse)

I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I was saved from my enemies.

Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:4 (show verse)

The ropes of death were wrapped around me;
the torrents of destruction terrified me.

Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:5 (show verse)

The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.

Hell » In the rv the word "sheol" itself occurs in the following scriptures
Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:6 (show verse)

I called to the Lord in my distress,
and I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry to Him reached His ears.

Prayer » Causes of failure in » True prayer heard
Prayer » Heard » True prayer heard
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Call upon God under affliction
Prayer, answers to » David
Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:7 (show verse)

Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the mountains trembled;
they shook because He burned with anger.

Earthquakes » Are visible tokens of » God's anger
Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:8 (show verse)

Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.

Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:9 (show verse)

He parted the heavens and came down,
a dark cloud beneath His feet.

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Psalm 18:10 (show verse)

He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring on the wings of the wind.

Cherubim » Riding on, illustrative of majesty and power of God
Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:11 (show verse)

He made darkness His hiding place,
dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.

Darkness » Figurative » See also the following scriptures
Select readings » Mankind in extremity
Symbols and similitudes » Darkness, of God's inscrutability

Psalm 18:12 (show verse)

From the radiance of His presence,
His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.

Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:13 (show verse)

The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High projected His voice.

Meteorology » Storms » Hail-storms
Select readings » Mankind in extremity
Storms » Hail-storms

Psalm 18:14 (show verse)

He shot His arrows and scattered them;
He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.

Arrows » God's
God » Ability of » Arrows of
Meteorology » Thunder and lightning » Lightning
Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:15 (show verse)

The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed,
at Your rebuke, Lord,
at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.

Blasting » Figurative
Breath » Of God
Earthquakes » As judgments
Foundation » Figuratively applied to » The world
Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:16 (show verse)

He reached down from heaven
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.

Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:17 (show verse)

He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.

Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:18 (show verse)

They confronted me in the day of my distress,
but the Lord was my support.

Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:19 (show verse)

He brought me out to a spacious place;
He rescued me because He delighted in me.

Select readings » Mankind in extremity

Psalm 18:20 (show verse)

The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteousness;
He repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.

Uprightness » The reward for being upright

Psalm 18:21 (show verse)

For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

Steadfastness » Exemplified » David
Uprightness » The reward for being upright

Psalm 18:22 (show verse)

Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind
and have not disregarded His statutes.

Steadfastness » Exemplified » David
Uprightness » The reward for being upright

Psalm 18:23 (show verse)

I was blameless toward Him
and kept myself from sinning.

Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Uprightness » They who walk in » Recompensed by God

Psalm 18:24 (show verse)

So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,
according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.

Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Uprightness » They who walk in » Recompensed by God

Psalm 18:25 (show verse)

With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;

Psalm 18:26 (show verse)

with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.

Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward

Psalm 18:27 (show verse)

For You rescue an afflicted people,
but You humble those with haughty eyes.

Pride » They who are guilty of, shall be » Brought low

Psalm 18:28 (show verse)

Lord, You light my lamp;
my God illuminates my darkness.

Enlightenment » Spiritual
Enlightenment » The lord enlightening
Lamps » Illustrative » Of God's guidance
Light » The lord lighting darkness
Spiritual » Believers' duties performed in the light » Enlightenment, spiritual
Spiritual » Enlargement » Enlightenment

Psalm 18:29 (show verse)

With You I can attack a barrier,
and with my God I can leap over a wall.

Deeds » What can be done by and through the lord

Psalm 18:30 (show verse)

God—His way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is pure.
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

Deeds » What can be done by and through the lord
Defense » Who the lord defends
God » Voice of select readings » Ways of
God » People of general references to » Perfection of
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Perfection divine, of God
Purity » Of the scripture
Refining » Figurative » Of the purity of the word of God
The bible » Purpose » Purity of
Trial » What is tried
Ways » Divine
Ways » God's » Perfect
Word » Preached » Purity of

Psalm 18:31 (show verse)

For who is God besides Yahweh?
And who is a rock? Only our God.

Deeds » What can be done by and through the lord
Spiritual foundation » God as
God » Remember » Rock, a
Greatness » What makes you great
Rock » God a
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war

Psalm 18:32 (show verse)

God—He clothes me with strength
and makes my way perfect.

Deeds » What can be done by and through the lord
Greatness » What makes you great
Perfection » Is of God
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war

Psalm 18:33 (show verse)

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer
and sets me securely on the heights.

Deeds » What can be done by and through the lord
Greatness » What makes you great
The Heart » Illustrative » (sure-footedness of,) of experienced saints
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war

Psalm 18:34 (show verse)

He trains my hands for war;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

Bow » A weapon » Made of brass (rv)
Greatness » What makes you great
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Steel » Bows of
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war

Psalm 18:35 (show verse)

You have given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your right hand upholds me,
and Your humility exalts me.

Gentleness » Divine
Gentleness » Of God
God » Sustaining providence » Supports the weak
God » Supplies of » Supporter of the weak
God » Christ's » Gentleness of
Greatness » What makes you great
divine Providence » Sustaining » Supports the weak
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Shields » Illustrative of » Salvation of God
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up

Psalm 18:36 (show verse)

You widen a place beneath me for my steps,
and my ankles do not give way.

Feet » Of saints » At liberty
The righteous » Saints » Steps of
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Steps of
Saints » Steps
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
Upholdment » The lord holding people up

Psalm 18:37 (show verse)

I pursue my enemies and overtake them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.

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Psalm 18:38 (show verse)

I crush them, and they cannot get up;
they fall beneath my feet.

No Themes for this verse.

Psalm 18:39 (show verse)

You have clothed me with strength for battle;
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.

Girdles » Illustrative of » Strength

Psalm 18:40 (show verse)

You have made my enemies retreat before me;

I annihilate those who hate me.

Prayer, answers to » Denied to those who » Are the enemies of saints