Psalm 18 Hind’s Feet on High Places Psalm 18 is a victor’s song of gratitude to God for all that He had accomplished through David’s efforts. He sang this song after God delivered him from his enemies and established him as the king of Israel (2 Samuel 22 repeats this Psalm within a historical narrative). Keep in mind that he often sang to God in the midst of his trials as well. It is easier to sing after the victory; it takes faith to sing during the conflict. As David looked back on those difficult years, what attributes of God did he most remember? God’s faithfulness (vv. 1–3). God saved David, protected him, and strengthened him when Saul and his men were out to kill him. Is God your refuge and your strength (Ps. 46:1)? God’s righteousness (vv. 4–27). Those had been stormy years for David, yet God rescued him and upheld His dedicated servant. (Read these verses!). David describes his deliverance in the form of a theophany—an awesome display of God’s power as Creator. When the storm comes, remember that God is greater than the storm and will help you to wait for the rainbow. God’s gentleness (vv. 28–38). God did many things to make David a great soldier, but His gentleness made David what he was (Ps. 18:35). God was doing more than winning wars; He was building character. It humbled David to think that God would condescend to call him, equip him, and help him (Ps. 8:3–5, 113:5–6; Isa. 57:15–16). God’s sovereignty (vv. 37–50). David did not take credit for his victories; he gave all the glory to the Lord. Whatever David had, God gave it to him; whatever he was, God made him; whatever he did, God enabled him. He even casts himself as a figure of the promised Messiah, the “anointed.” His victories provide a portrait of his eternal descendant (v. 50 & 2 Sam. 7:12–16). The KJV of Psalm 18:33 inspired Hannah Hurnard’s Hind’s Feet on High Places. Those of us who have observed the Nubian ibex carefully maneuvering the cliffs at En Gedi like to think that David himself, while fleeing from Saul, observed this nimble creature and immortalized it in this Psalm.
Posted on: Mon, 12 May 2014 13:48:25 +0000
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