29 For by You I can run upon a troop ; And by my God I can leap over a wall . 30 As for God , His way is blameless ; The word of the Lord is tried ; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. 31 For who is God , but the Lord ? And who is a rock , except our God , 32 The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless ? 33 He makes my feet like hinds' feet, And sets me upon my high places . 34 He trains my hands for battle , So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze . 35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation , And Your right hand upholds me; And Your gentleness makes me great . 36 You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped . 37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed . 38 I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise ; They fell under my feet . 39 For You have girded me with strength for battle ; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. 40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me. 41 They cried for help , but there was none to save , Even to the Lord , but He did not answer them. 42 Then I beat them fine as the dust before e the wind ; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets . 43 You have delivered me from the contentions of the people ; You have placed me as head of the nations ; A people whom I have not known serve me. 44 As soon as they hear e , they obey me; Foreigners e submit to me. 45 Foreigners e fade away , And come trembling out of their fortresses . 46 The Lord lives , and blessed be my rock ; And exalted be the God of my salvation , 47 The God who executes vengeance for me, And subdues peoples under me. 48 He delivers me from my enemies ; Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man . 49 Therefore e I will give thanks to You among the nations , O Lord , And I will sing praises to Your name . 50 He gives great deliverance to His king , And shows lovingkindness to His anointed , To David and his descendants forever e .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 18:29-50
Commentary on Psalm 18:29-50
(Read Psalm 18:29-50)
When we praise for one mercy, we must observe the many more, with which we have been compassed 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 verse 32, and the following verses, are the gifts of God to the spiritual warrior, whereby he is prepared for the contest, after the example of his victorious Leader. Learn that we must seek release being made through Christ, shall be rejected. In David the type, we behold out of trouble through Christ. The prayer put up, without reconciliation Jesus our Redeemer, conflicting with enemies, compassed with sorrows and with floods of ungodly men, enduring not only the pains of death, but the wrath of God for us; yet calling upon the Father with strong cries and tears; rescued from the grave; proceeding to reconcile, or to put under his feet all other enemies, till death, the last enemy, shall be destroyed. We should love the Lord, our Strength, and our Salvation; we should call on him in every trouble, and praise him for every deliverance; we should aim to walk with him in all righteousness and true holiness, keeping from sin. If we belong to him, he conquers and reigns for us, and we shall conquer and reign through him, and partake of the mercy of our anointed King, which is promised to all his seed for evermore. Amen.