Psalm 18:16-19

The Lord Is My Rock and My Fortress

16 He k sent from on high, he took me;
he l drew me out of m many waters.
17 He rescued me from my strong enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were n too mighty for me.
18 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
19 He brought me out into o a broad place;
he rescued me, because he p delighted in me.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 144:7
    Stretch out your hand from on high; rescue me and deliver me from the many waters, from the hand of foreigners.
  2. Cross References
    Exodus 2:10
    When the child grew up, she brought him to Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, "Because," she said, "I drew him out of the water.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 32:6
    Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him.
    Job 22:11
    Or darkness, so that you cannot see, and a flood of water covers you.
  4. Cross References
    Psalms 142:6
    Attend to my cry, for I am brought very low! Deliver me from my persecutors, for they are too strong for me!
  5. Cross References
    Psalms 31:8
    And you have not delivered me into the hand of the enemy; you have set my feet in a broad place.
    Psalms 118:5
    Out of my distress I called on the Lord ; the Lord answered me and set me free.
    Psalms 18:36
    You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
  6. Cross References
    Psalms 22:8
    "He trusts in the Lord ; let him deliver him; let him rescue him, for he delights in him!"
    2 Samuel 15:26
    But if he says, 'I have no pleasure in you,' behold, here I am, let him do to me what seems good to him.
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