Keraia
Psalm 18

Psalm 18:47

The LORD Is My Rock · Psalm 18:1–50
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Translations

Modern
…the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
Traditional
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
Literal
…the God giving vengeance to me, and subduing the peoples under me,
Latin
Deus qui das vindictas mihi, et subdis populos sub me; liberator meus de inimicis meis iracundis.

Original

Hebrew
English
…the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,

Notes

Psalms 18:47

God defends and vindicates his servant. In this way, God fulfills the mission he gave him (Psalm 2; see 47:3; 144:2).

Psalms 18:46–50

The psalmist again reflects on the Lord’s victories. God’s amazing rescue and the king’s victory are cause for celebration.

Psalms 18:1–50

This psalm describes a royal story of God rescuing his king. A similar version of this psalm appears in 2 Samuel 22:1–51. The psalm encourages those who hear the earlier prayers for help in Psalms 16 and 17.

The psalmist describes the dramatic nature of God’s rescue in three different ways (Psalm 18:7–15, 16–19, 30–36). The psalm also offers hope that a future Son of David will completely defeat evil (Psalm 18:43–50; compare Psalm 2).

Psalms 15:1–19:14

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

Parallels

2 Samuel 22:1–51

People

LORD: Names or title used to refer to God

Glossary

David Jude, Letter of Music Psalms, Book of Samuel, Books of First and Second