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Psalms 18:16-19

The LORD My Rock, Deliverer, and King

The psalm moves from David’s love and praise for the LORD as refuge, through the memory of deathly distress and divine rescue, into cosmic theophany, righteous vindication, renewed strength for battle, victory over enemies and nations, and final praise to the LORD who gives great victories to his king and shows unfailing love to David and his descendants forever.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

16He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

18They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

19He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

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Verse 16

Cross-references

2 Samuel 22:17Classic cross-references Psalms 144:7Classic cross-references Psalms 40:2Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 17:37Classic cross-references Jonah 2:5Classic cross-references

Original words

He reached downיִשְׁלַ֣חH7971Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularfrom on highמִ֭מָּרוֹםH4791Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand took hold of meיִקָּחֵ֑נִיH3947Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularHe drew meיַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִיH4871Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularout of deepרַבִּֽים׃H7227Adjective - masculine pluralwatersמִמַּ֥יִםH4325Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 17

Cross-references

Hebrews 2:14Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 11:9Classic cross-references Job 16:9Classic cross-references Psalms 118:13Classic cross-references Psalms 142:6Classic cross-references

Original words

He rescued meיַצִּילֵ֗נִיH5337Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularfrom my powerfulעָ֑זH5794Adjective - masculine singularenemyמֵאֹיְבִ֥יH341Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singularfrom foesוּ֝מִשֹּׂנְאַ֗יH8130Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular-כִּֽי־H3588Conjunctiontoo mightyאָמְצ֥וּH553Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralfor meמִמֶּֽנִּי׃H4480Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 18

Cross-references

Psalms 4:1Classic cross-references Obadiah 1:10Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 32:35Classic cross-references Jeremiah 18:17Classic cross-references Psalms 46:11Classic cross-references

Original words

They confronted meיְקַדְּמ֥וּנִיH6923Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singularin my dayבְיוֹם־H3117Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof calamityאֵידִ֑יH343Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singularbut the LORDיְהוָ֖הH3068Noun - proper - masculine singularwasוַֽיְהִי־H1961Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularmy supportלְמִשְׁעָ֣ןH4937Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular

Verse 19

Cross-references

Psalms 118:5Classic cross-references Psalms 31:8Classic cross-references Psalms 18:36Classic cross-references Job 36:16Classic cross-references Psalms 40:2Classic cross-references

Original words

He brought me outוַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִיH3318Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularinto the openלַמֶּרְחָ֑בH4800Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularHe rescued meיְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִיH2502Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singularbecauseכִּ֘יH3588ConjunctionHe delightedחָ֥פֵֽץH2654Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularin meבִּֽי׃Preposition | first person common singular

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