Psalm 18: 43-50


You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me. As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me. The foreigners fade away, and come frightened from their hideouts. The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me; He delivers me from my enemies. You also lift me up above those who rise against me; Youhave delivered me from the violent man. Therefore, I will give thanks to You, O Lord among the Gentiles, and sing praises to Your name. Great delivereance He gives to His king, and shows mercy to His anointed, to David and his descendants forevermore.


This is the conclusion of this psalm. David is acknowledging that God has brought him up from a lowly shepherd boy to be King. He does not have to strive or work as others do. He remarks about the fact that he has servants to do his bidding. He goes on to praise God. He uses the term 'exalted'. This means to raise or lift up or make powerful. He is putting God ahead of himself. This is where Saul went wrong. He wanted the glory for himself and not God. David gives all the credit for his success to God. He mentions the Gentiles just as Paul will do in the New Testament. Mentioning David's descendants is interesting because it is out of David's line that Jesus will come.


This passage shows that even though David is now King, he still humbles himself before God. He realizes that without God he would be nothing. The victories were not David's. God is the all=powerful one and it could all be taken away if God so chose. David went through a lot of trials and tribulations on his way to being King. He was following God's commandments even when it looked bleak. I am sure he must have felt some doubting along the way. David continues to praise God for everything.

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