Psalms 118:14

14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.

Psalms 118:14 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 118:14

The Lord [is] my strength and song
It being in the name of the Lord the enemies of the psalmist were destroyed; and having obtained help of him when sore thrust at, he gives him all the glory, and ascribes nothing to himself. It was the Lord that strengthened him, helped him, and gave him the victory. The Lord is the author and giver of strength, natural and spiritual; he is the "strength" of the hearts and lives of his people, and of their salvation; and therefore is their "song", the matter of it: they sing of his nature and perfections, of his works of providence and grace, of his righteousness and salvation, as follows:

and is become my salvation;
the author of temporal, spiritual, and eternal salvation; which the psalmist saw his interest in, and was assured of, and therefore sung praise on that account; see ( Exodus 15:2 ) ( Isaiah 12:2 ) .

Psalms 118:14 In-Context

12 They swarmed around me like bees; they blazed against me like a crackling fire. But I destroyed them all with the authority of the LORD .

13 My enemies did their best to kill me, but the LORD rescued me.

14 The LORD is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.

15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!

16 The strong right arm of the LORD is raised in triumph. The strong right arm of the LORD has done glorious things!