Salmos 18:3

3 Invoco o Senhor, que é digno de louvor, e sou salvo dos meus inimigos.

Salmos 18:3 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:3

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.

Salmos 18:3 In-Context

1 Eu te amo, ó Senhor, força minha.

2 O Senhor é a minha rocha, a minha fortaleza e o meu libertador; o meu Deus, o meu rochedo, em quem me refúgio; o meu escudo, a força da minha salvação, e o meu alto refúgio.

3 Invoco o Senhor, que é digno de louvor, e sou salvo dos meus inimigos.

4 Cordas de morte me cercaram, e torrentes de perdição me amedrontaram.

5 Cordas de Seol me cingiram, laços de morte me surpreenderam.