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Psalms 18:1

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David, the servant of the LORD, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul: And he said, I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

Psalms 18:1 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 18:1

Theological / Devotional

I will love. Heb. racham, denoting deep and fervent affection. Elsewhere racham is not used of man’s love to God, but frequently of God’s love to man. The statement is a fitting introduction to this triumphant psalm of rejoicing. This verse does not appear in 2 Sam. 22. Compare Ps. 116:1–4.

Strength. God was the source of the psalmist’s strength (see Ps. 27:1 ; 28:8).

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