Psalms 18:3

3 I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.

Psalms 18:3 in Other Translations

3 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

3 I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

3 I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.

3 I sing to God, the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved.

3 I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies.

Psalms 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.

Psalms 18:3 In-Context

1 I love you, LORD, my strength.

2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

3 I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I have been saved from my enemies.

4 The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

5 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.

Cross References

• 1. S 1 Chronicles 16:25; Psalms 48:1
• 2. S Psalms 9:13