Psalms 18:1

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Key Reflection

The opening verse of Psalm 18, "He said, I love you, LORD, my strength," encapsulates a profound declaration of devotion and trust in God as both the source of strength and expression of unwavering affection. This statement sets the spiritual tone for the entire psalm, inviting readers to reflect on their own relationship with God, grounded in faith and reliance on divine power.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

I will love thee, O Lord -This verse is not found in the song in2 Samuel 22:0. It appears to have been added after the first composition of the psalm, either by David as expressive of his ardent love for the Lord in view of his merciful interpositions in his behalf, and on the most careful and most mature review of those mercies, or by the collector of the Psalms when they were adapted to purposes of public worship, as a proper commencement of the psalm - expressive of the feeling which the general tenor of the psalm was fitted to inspire.

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