You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand supported me, and your gentleness made me great.
David came to the throne through almost insurmountable trials, and foreign enemies harassed him even into old age. Rather than boast of his own victories, he exalts God as the true author of them, showing that his reign prefigures Christ's kingdom, one that will triumph over all resistance by the Father's incomprehensible power.
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Commenting on Psalm 18:1-50
Repetition in prayer and praise is never empty; it only deepens. Like wine growing richer on the lees, gratitude strengthens as we turn His mercy over and over in our hearts. These verses are golden fruit in silver baskets, showing the believer's victorious path and his enemies' rout.
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Commenting on Psalm 18:29
"Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation." Above all we must take the shield of faith, for nothing else can quench Satan's fiery darts; this shield is of celestial workmanship, and is in all cases a direct gift from God himself; it is the channel, the sign, the guarantee, and the earnest of perfect salvation.