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Psalm 18:48

He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

46The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,
47even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.
48He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
49Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
50He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.
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David moves from speaking about God to speaking to him, crediting God with rescue from enemies whose violence was real.

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Where else Scripture says this

9 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Psalm 140:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Deliver me, LORD, from evil men. Preserve me from violent men:Psalm 140 asks God for deliverance from violent men; Psalm 18 thanks God for that kind of rescue.
Psalm 59:1For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, …Both name enemies who rise against the speaker and describe God's help as lifting him above them.
Psalm 140:4LORD, keep me from the hands of the wicked. Preserve me from the violent men who have determined to trip my feet.Both name violent men as a threat and look to God for protection from their harm.
Psalm 140:11An evil speaker won’t be established on the earth. Evil will hunt the violent man to overthrow him.Both name the violent man: Psalm 18 celebrates deliverance from him, while Psalm 140 declares his overthrow.
Daniel 6:27He delivers and rescues. He works signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who has delivered Daniel from the power of the lions.”Both credit God with rescue from danger; Daniel names the lions, while David names enemies and a violent man.
Exodus 18:4The name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, “My father’s God was my help and delivered me from Pharaoh’s sword.”Both credit God with deliverance from human violence, described as Pharaoh's sword in Exodus and a violent man in the psalm.
1 Samuel 26:24Behold, as your life was respected today in my eyes, so let my life be respected in the LORD’s eyes, and let him deliver me out of all oppression.”Both look to the LORD for deliverance from oppression, with Samuel recording a request and the psalm celebrating rescue.
2 Samuel 22:49who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.Both use the same words about God lifting the speaker above his opponents and delivering him from the violent man.
Philippians 2:9Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave to him the name which is above every name,Both speak of God lifting someone up; Philippians speaks of exaltation without naming enemies or violence.
Where this verse fits

Injustice and anger. answered prayer. praise and worship.

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David's song does not make violence small or harmless. His rescue comes from God, whose power exceeds the strength of those who rise against him.

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