Psalms 18:17 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 18:17

He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

KJV

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.

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Commentary

1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 1 (1869)

When we have been rescued, we must take care to ascribe all the glory to God by confessing our own weakness, and remembering the power of the conquered enemy. God's power derives honour from all the incidents of the conflict. Our great spiritual adversary is a "strong enemy" indeed, much too strong for poor, weak creatures like ourselves, but we have been delivered hitherto and shall be even to the end. Our weakness is a reason for divine help; mark the force of the "for" in the text.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
יַצִּילֵ֗נִי	ya.tzi.Le.ni	he rescued me	H5337 →
מֵאֹיְבִ֥י	me.'o.ye.Vi	from enemy my	H341 →
עָ֑ז	'Az	strong	H5794 →
וּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗י	u.mi.so.ne.'Ai	and from [those who] hate me	H8130 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
אָמְצ֥וּ	'a.me.Tzu	they were [too] strong	H553 →
מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mi.Me.ni	for me	H4480 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Job 16:9
His anger has torn me and opposed me; He gnashes His teeth at me. My adversary pierces me with His eyes.
leads to
- Psalms 35:16
  Like godless jesters at a feast, they gnashed their teeth at me.
- Lamentations 2:16
  All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see…
- Job 13:24
  Why do You hide Your face and consider me as Your enemy?
Through
Psalms 142:6
Listen to my cry, for I am brought quite low. Rescue me from my pursuers, for they are too strong for me.
leads to
- Psalms 79:8
  Do not hold past sins against us; let Your compassion come quickly, for we are brought low.
Through
Psalms 35:10
All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”
leads to
- Psalms 109:31
  For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
- Exodus 15:11
  Who among the gods is like You, O LORD? Who is like You—majestic in holiness, revered with praises, performing wonders?
- Psalms 140:12
  I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.
- Psalms 86:8
  O Lord, there is none like You among the gods, nor any works like Yours.

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