Psalms 18:38

For thou hast girded me with strength unto battle,.... See Psa 18:32; that natural strength, courage and valour, which David had, were from the Lord; and so is the Spirit of power, love, and of a…

I have wounded them ... - I have so weakened them - so entirely prostrated them - that they were not able to rally again. This does not refer so much to wounds inflicted on individuals in the hostile…

In these verses,

I. David looks back, with thankfulness, upon the great things which God had done for him. He had not only wrought deliverance for him, but had given him victory and success, and made…

I have wounded them Rather, I have smitten them through (Deu 33:11; Job 26:12). 2 Sam. has "Yea I consumed them, and smote them through," the first verb being probably a gloss.

The R.V. renders the…