The study of the Book of Psalms chapter 18

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:

I greet you in name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is my sincere Prayer that you are being Blessed even as you read this email.

Today, we study the Book of Psalms chapter 18.

Psalm 18 This psalm is a royal song of thanksgiving that rehearses God's deliverance of David from all his enemies. It appears to be popular version of the song in 2 Samuel 22. The title servant of the Lord places David in an elite company, namely, that of Moses, Joshua, and the Messiah, who also bear the title. The psalm includes a declaration of David's love and trust in the Lord (verses 1-3), a narrative of his deliverance by the Lord (verses 4-19), and explanation of the cause for David's deliverance (verses 20-24), an exposition of the display of God's attributes to those who trust in Him (verses 25-30), a further description of David's victory (verses 31-45), and concluding word of thanks for God's deliverance (verses 46-50). The description of the Lord's intervention given in verses 7-19 is called a theophany, one of many in the Old Testament, in which God visibly manifests Himself. The theophany characteristically has two parts: the Lord leaves His residence and nature reacts. It is thus a highly poetic and vivid way of describing the fact that God of Israel intervened in history on David's behalf. The entire psalm is a celebration of that fact.

Yours in Jesus Christ,

Bishop William B. Caractor