Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 18:48
He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
48. My deliverer from mine enemies;
Yea, thou didst set me on high from them that rose up against me,
From the man of violence didst thou rescue me.
My deliverer, as in Psa 18:2. 2 Sam. has “that bringeth me forth.” The man of violence might mean men of violence in general, but it is more natural to regard it as a reference to Saul. Cp. Psa 140:1; Psa 140:4; Psa 140:11.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
He delivereth me from mine enemies – From all my foes.
Yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me – So that I triumph over them. Instead of being subdued by them, and trampled under their feet, I am exalted, and they are humbled.
Thou hast delivered me from the violent man – Margin, as in Hebrew, man of violence; the man characterized by injustice and wrong; the man who endeavored to overcome and subdue me by force and arms. There is probably a special allusion here by the psalmist to Saul as his great enemy, but perhaps he had also in his eye others of the same kind, and the meaning may be that he had been delivered from all of that class of people.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Verse 48. He delivereth me] That is, he hath delivered me, and continues to deliver me, from all that rise up against me.
The violent man.] Saul; this applies particularly to him.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
Above those that rise up against me; above their malice and power.
From the violent man; from Saul, whom for honours sake he forbears to mention.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
48. liftest me upto safetyand honors.
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
He delivereth me from mine enemies,…. From Saul and his men, from Ishbosheth and Abner, from Absalom, and the conspirators with him; so all believers are delivered out of the hands of their enemies by Christ, as that they can serve the Lord without fear; and so Christ himself is delivered from all his enemies, being raised from the dead, and set at the right hand of God, where he must reign till all enemies are put under his feet;
yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me; David was lifted up from a low and mean estate, and placed on the throne of Israel, above all those that rose up against him, and sought to destroy him; and the saints are set upon their high places in Christ, where they are out of the reach of their enemies to do them any harm; and Christ, he is highly exalted at the right hand of God, above all principality and power, might and dominion, and every name that is named in this world;
thou hast delivered me from the violent man; either from Saul, from whom David was delivered; or from Satan the enemy, the son of wickedness, who shall no more exact upon and afflict the Messiah,
Ps 89:21. The Chaldee paraphrase says, from Gog; as the saints will be delivered from antichrist, the man of sin, and son of perdition, who will be destroyed with the breath of Christ’s mouth.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
Psa 18:48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
Ver. 48. He delivereth me from mine enemies ] This David hath never done with, but goeth over it again and again, as desirous to do the Lord all the right that might be.
From the violent man
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
man. Hebrew ‘ish. App-14.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
Psa 18:48-50
Psa 18:48-50
“He that rescueth me from mine enemies;
Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me;
Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations,
And will sing praises unto thy name.
Great deliverance giveth he to his king,
And Jehovah showeth lovingkindness to his anointed,
To David and to his seed forevermore.”
“Will I give thanks … among the nations.” The apostle Paul did not hesitate to take this statement as a prophecy “Of the calling of the Gentiles in Christ Jesus” (Rom 15:8-12). “Nations” in the Old Testament invariably means “Gentiles.”
“To his anointed.” “These words at their full value portray the Lord’s Anointed, ultimately the Messiah.” “This psalm is Messianic in that it reflects God’s covenant with David and his descendants (2Sa 7:12-16).
It will be recalled that in that prophecy, God promised David that “of his seed” one would arise who would build God’s house (The Holy Church), that His Kingdom should be established and that the throne of it would endure forever.
David doubtless claimed some of those wonderful promises in the words of this psalm without any full understanding whatever of what their ultimate fulfillment really meant. For example, David probably thought that the reprobate Solomon would be that “King.” The prophecy, without any doubt whatever, was of the Holy Messiah, and not of any of the lesser kings of the earthly Davidic dynasty, which produced as shameful a “batch” of evil kings as ever lived.
E.M. Zerr:
Psa 18:1-50. I have made one paragraph of this whole chapter because it is practically identical with 2 Samuel 22. Detailed comments are made on the chapter which is at the regular place in this commentary and will not be repeated here. The reason for giving the comments at the other place is the fact that it came in more direct connection with the history belonging to it. I will call attention to one special circumstance in the differences between the two chapters. The statements that are placed as a heading here are included in the text in 2 Samuel 22. When the collection of the Psalms of David was made into one book, the one he wrote at the time of his conflicts with Saul and other enemies was brought and included in the document. Since the two occurrences of the psalm are alike, the reader of the commentary would have no advantage offered him were I to repeat the comments in this place. I therefore urge him to see my remarks in the other place.
Fuente: Old and New Testaments Restoration Commentary
liftest: Psa 22:27-30, Psa 59:1, Psa 59:2, Psa 89:13, Phi 2:9
violent man: Heb. man of violence, Psa 7:16, Psa 86:14, Psa 140:1, Psa 140:4, Psa 140:11
Reciprocal: Exo 18:4 – delivered 1Sa 25:26 – avenging thyself 1Sa 26:24 – let him deliver 2Sa 19:5 – saved 2Sa 22:49 – thou also 1Ch 18:13 – Thus the Lord 2Ch 32:22 – Lord Est 9:5 – smote Psa 25:19 – cruel hatred Psa 69:29 – let thy Dan 6:27 – delivereth
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
18:48 He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the {l} violent man.
(l) That is, Saul who out of malice persecuted him.