תהלים 18:3

Hebrew Modern Translation

מהלל אקרא יהוה ומן איבי אושע׃

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Aleppo Codex
[18:4] אקרא יהוה ומן-איבי אושע

Biblia Hebrica Stuttgartensia (1967/77)
[18:4] מְ֭הֻלָּל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמִן־אֹ֝יְבַ֗י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ ׃

Westminster Leningrad Codex
[18:4] מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמִן־אֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ ׃

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

I will: Psalms 5:2, Psalms 5:3, Psalms 28:1, Psalms 28:2, Psalms 55:16, Psalms 62:8, 2 Samuel 22:4, Philippians 4:6, Philippians 4:7

who: Psalms 65:1, Psalms 65:2, Psalms 76:4, Nehemiah 9:5, Revelation 4:11, Revelation 5:12-14

so shall: Psalms 50:15, Psalms 91:15, Luke 1:71, Acts 2:21, Romans 8:31-39

Reciprocal: Psalms 18:6 - distress Psalms 96:4 - For the

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I will call upon the Lord,.... In prayer, for fresh mercies, and further appearances of himself, and discoveries of his grace and favour;

[who is worthy] to be praised; for the perfections of his nature, the works of his hands, his providential goodness, and more especially for his covenant grace and blessings in Christ. The Targum is,

"in praise, or with an hymn, I pray before the Lord;''

agreeably to the rule the apostle gives, Philippians 4:6; and this prayer was a prayer of faith, as follows;

so shall I be saved from mine enemies: which was founded upon past experience of God's goodness to him in distress, when he called upon him, as the next words show.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I will call upon the Lord - The idea here is, that he would constantly call upon the Lord. In all times of trouble and danger he would go to him, and invoke his aid. The experience of the past had been such as to lead him to put confidence in him in all time to come. He had learned to flee to him in danger, and he had never put his trust in him in vain. The idea is, that a proper view of God’s dealings with us in the past should lead us to feel that we may put confidence in him in the future.

Who is worthy to be praised - More literally, “Him who is to be praised I will call upon, Jehovah.” The prominent - the leading thought is, that God is a being every way worthy of praise.

So shall I be saved from my enemies - Ever onward, and at all times. He had had such ample experience of his protection that he could confide in him as one who would deliver him from all his foes.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 18:3. I will call upon the Lord — When he was conscious that the object of his worship was such as he has pointed out in the above nine particulars, it is no wonder that he resolves to call upon him; and no wonder that he expects, in consequence, to be saved from his enemies; for who can destroy him whom such a God undertakes to save?