Geneva Bible Notes: Psalms 18

Psalms 18:1 (!) This Psalme is the first beginning of his gratulacion, and thankesgiuing in the entring into his kingdome, wherein he extolleth & praiseth moste highly the maruelous mercies and grace of God who hathe thus preserued and defended him.

Psalms 18:2 (a) He vseth this deuersitie of names, to showe that as the wicked haue many meanes to hurt, so God hathe manie waies to helpe.

Psalms 18:3 (b) For none can obteine their requests of God, that joyne not his glorie with their petition.

Psalms 18:4 (c) He speaketh of the dangers and malice of his enemies, from the which God had deliuered him.

Psalms 18:5 (/) Or, cordes, or tables.

Psalms 18:7 (d) A description of the wrath of God against his enemies after he had heard his prayers.

Psalms 18:8 (e) He sheweth how horrible Gods judgements shalbe to the wicked.

Psalms 18:9 (f) Darknes signifieth the wrath of God as the cleare light signifieth Gods fauour.

Psalms 18:10 (g) This is described at large {Psal. 104}

Psalms 18:11 (h) As a King angrie with the people, wil not shew him slef vnto them.

Psalms 18:13 (i) Thundred, lightened, and hailed.

Psalms 18:14 (k) His lightenings.

Psalms 18:15 (l) That is, the depe bottoms were sene, when the red Sea was deuided.

Psalms 18:16 (m) Out of sundrie and great dangers.

Psalms 18:17 (o) Therefore God sent me succour.

Psalms 18:17 (n) To wit, Saul.

Psalms 18:19 (p) The cause of Gods deliuerance is his onelie fauour & loue to vs.

Psalms 18:20 (q) Dauid was sure of his righteous cause and behauiour towarde Saul & his enemies, & therefore was assured of Gods fauour & deliuerance.

Psalms 18:22 (r) For all his dangers he excercised him self in the Law of God.

Psalms 18:23 (s) I nether gaue place to their wicked tentations, nor to mine owne afflections.

Psalms 18:25 (t) Here he speaketh of God according to our capacitie, who sheweth mercie to his & punisheth the wicked, as is said also {Leuit. 26,21}

Psalms 18:27 (u) When their sinne is come to the ful measure.

Psalms 18:29 (x) He attributeth it to God that he bothe gate the victorie in the feld & also destroyed the cities of his enemies.

Psalms 18:30 (y) Be the dangers neuer so manie or great, yet Gods promes must take effect.

Psalms 18:32 (z) He giueth good successe to all mine enterprises.

Psalms 18:32 (!) Also, he setteth forthe the image of Christs kingdome, that the faithful may be assured that Christ shal alwayes conquer & ouercome by the vnspeakeable power of his Father, thogh all the whole worlde shulde striue there against.

Psalms 18:33 (a) As towres and fortes, which he toke out of the hands of Gods enemies.

Psalms 18:34 (/) Or, steele.

Psalms 18:35 (b) To defend me from dangers.

Psalms 18:35 (c) He attributeth the beginning, continuance & increase in weldoing onely to Gods fauour.

Psalms 18:37 (d) Dauid declareth that he did nothing besides his vocation, but was stirred vp by Gods Spirit to execute his judgement.

Psalms 18:40 (e) Thou hast giuen them into mine hands to be slaine.

Psalms 18:41 (f) Thei that reject the crye of the afflicted, God wil also reject them when thei crye for helpe: for ether peine or feare cause those bypocrites to crye.

Psalms 18:43 (g) Which dwel round about me.

Psalms 18:43 (h) The kingdome of Christ is in Dauids kingdome prefigured: who by the preaching of his worde bringeth all to his subjection.

Psalms 18:44 (i) Or, lye: signifying a subjection constrained & not voluntarie.

Psalms 18:45 (k) Feare shal cause them to be afraied & come forthe of their secret holes & holdes to seke pardon.

Psalms 18:48 (l) That is, Saul, who of malice persecuted him.

Psalms 18:49 (m) This prophecie apperteineth to the kingdome of Christ, and vocation of the Gentiles, as {Rom. 15,9}

Psalms 18:50 (n) This did not properly apperteine to Salomon, but to Jesus Christ.