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John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
These four were born to the giant in Gath,.... Not to Goliath, for one of them was his brother, but to some giant or another of that place, for which it was famous; they were all of them of the race of the giants; and so the Septuagint version, they were "the offspring of the giants in Gath, whose family was Repha;'' and this Repha, or Arepha, as...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 22 This chapter contains a song or psalm, the same with the eighteenth psalm, and which, according to Jarchi, was composed by David in his old age, and, as Kimchi says, at the end or close of his days; but Abarbinel is of opinion that it was written in his youthful time, in the midst of his troubles, and was sung by...
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day [that] the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul. [See comments on Psalms 18:1].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he said, The Lord [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer. [See comments on Psalms 18:2].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. [See comments on Psalms 18:2].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
I will call on the Lord, [who is] worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. [See comments on Psalms 18:3].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. [See comments on Psalms 18:4].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me. [See comments on Psalms 18:5].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry [did enter] into his ears. [See comments on Psalms 18:6].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. [See comments on Psalms 18:7].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. [See comments on Psalms 18:8].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness [was] under his feet. [See comments on Psalms 18:9].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. [See comments on Psalms 18:10].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, [and] thick clouds of the skies. [See comments on Psalms 18:11].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. [See comments on Psalms 18:12].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. [See comments on Psalms 18:13].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. [See comments on Psalms 18:14].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. [See comments on Psalms 18:15].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. [See comments on Psalms 18:16].
John Gill - Exposition - John Gill
He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. [See comments on Psalms 18:17].