Psalms 18:17

"He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters."

Key Reflection

This verse speaks of divine rescue and deliverance, where God intervenes from above to save the speaker, lifting them from numerous troubles and dangers as if they had been drowning in a sea of adversity.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

He delivered me from my strong enemy -The enemy that had more power than I had, and that was likely to overcome me. It is probable that the allusion here in the mind of the psalmist would be particularly to Saul. And from them which hated me -From all who hated and persecuted me, in the time of Saul, and ever onward during my life. For they were too strong for me -I had no power to resist them, and when I was about to sink under their opposition and malice, God interposed and rescued me.

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