19 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
19 He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
19 He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
19 He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved - surprised to be loved!
19 He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.
19 He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
5 When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; he brought me into a spacious place.
5 I called upon the Lord in distress:
5 Out of my distress I called on the Lord; the Lord answered me and set me free.
5 Pushed to the wall, I called to God; from the wide open spaces, he answered.
5 I called on the Lord in distress; The Lord answered me and set me in a broad place.
5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord, and the Lord answered me and set me free.
(Read Psalm 118:1-18)
The account the psalmist here gives of his troubles is very applicable to Christ: many hated him without a cause; nay, the Lord himself chastened him sorely, bruised him, and put him to grief, that by his stripes we might be healed. God is sometimes the strength of his people, when he is not their song; they have spiritual supports, though they want spiritual delights. Whether the believer traces back his comfort to the everlasting goodness and mercy of God, or whether he looks forward to the blessing secured to him, he will find abundant cause for joy and praise. Every answer to our prayers is an evidence that the Lord is on our side; and then we need not fear what man can do unto us; we should conscientiously do our duty to all, and trust in him alone to accept and bless us. Let us seek to live to declare the works of God, and to encourage others to serve him and trust in him. Such were the triumphs of the Son of David, in the assurance that the good pleasure of the Lord should prosper in his hand.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 18:19
Commentary on Psalm 18:1-19
(Read Psalm 18:1-19)
The first words, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm. Those that truly love God, may triumph in him as their Rock and Refuge, and may with confidence call upon him. It is good for us to observe all the circumstances of a mercy which magnify the power of God and his goodness to us in it. David was a praying man, and God was found a prayer-hearing God. If we pray as he did, we shall speed as he did. God's manifestation of his presence is very fully described, Hebrews 5:7. God made the earth to shake and tremble, and the rocks to cleave, and brought him out, in his resurrection, because he delighted in him and in his undertaking.