Psalm 18:1-19
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Summary
- Allusions to creation in order to communicate truth concepts.
Details and/or Comments
- Creation is often used to communicate life – through illustrations, teaching, symbols, etc.
Scripture
Psalm 18:1-19
- This psalm is: “By David the servant of Yahweh, who spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. He said,...”
| Scripture Passage | Comments and Links |
| Psa 18:1 ... I love you, Yahweh, my strength.
Psa 18:2 Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower. Psa 18:3 I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; and I am saved from my enemies. |
Rock, fortress, shield, horn, tower – used to describe God. |
| Psa 18:4 The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
Psa 18:5 The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death came on me. Psa 18:6 In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears. |
Cords, floods, snares – used to describe calamity and impending death. |
| Psa 18:7 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations also of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
Psa 18:8 Smoke went out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it. Psa 18:9 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet. Psa 18:10 He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind. Psa 18:11 He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. Psa 18:12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire. Psa 18:13 Yahweh also thundered in the sky. The Most High uttered his voice: hailstones and coals of fire. |
Earthquakes, fire and smoke, burning coals, darkness, wind, dark waters, thick clouds, hailstones, thunder – the coming of God to deliver David. |
| Psa 18:14 He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.
Psa 18:15 Then the channels of waters appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare at your rebuke, Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of your nostrils. Psa 18:16 He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters. Psa 18:17 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me. Psa 18:18 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support. Psa 18:19 He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me. |
Arrows, lightning bolts, channels of water; foundations of the world, many waters, a large (spacious) place – God's deliverance. |
A few more allusions to creation follow the above passages. The rest of the Psalm is an expression of praise. (The whole Psalm is 50 verses long.)
Scripture Passages
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—— To avoid any copyright issues, all Scripture is either from a public domain translation (such as the World English Bible), my own translation, or a combination of these. ——
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The name "Yahweh," when present in an Old Testament passage, represents the Hebrew name for the God of the Bible.
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Unless otherwise noted, all notes and comments are © by Dennis Hinks.
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