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Psalm 18:50

He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.

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’s rescue opens onto a promise for his offspring, stretching gratitude beyond one king’s lifetime to the lasting loving kindness of God.

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Where else Scripture says this

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Psalm 144:10You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.Both passages name David and credit God with rescuing the king from danger.
Psalm 89:3–4“I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David, my servant,God’s loving kindness toward David in the psalm shares a thread with God’s sworn covenant with David, his chosen servant.
Psalm 132:10For your servant David’s sake, don’t turn away the face of your anointed one.Both passages connect David with God’s anointed one, joining praise for God’s kindness with a plea for his favor.
2 Samuel 7:13He will build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.Both passages look beyond a single reign, speaking of God’s enduring commitment to the king or his throne.
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 passages credit God with deliverance, naming David in the psalm and Daniel in the account of rescue from lions.
2 Samuel 22:51He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”The same words celebrate God’s great deliverance and loving kindness toward David and his offspring forever.
Acts 2:34–36For David didn’t ascend into the heavens, but he says himself, ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit by my right handBoth name David, though the psalm celebrates his deliverance and Acts records his words about the Lord’s right hand.
Psalm 78:71–72from following the ewes that have their young, he brought him to be the shepherd of Jacob, his people, and Israel, his inheritance.Both portray a leader dependent on God’s action: God grants the king deliverance and brings a shepherd to lead Israel.
Isaiah 9:6–7For a child is born to us. A son is given to us; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, …Kingship connects these passages: the psalm celebrates God’s kindness to his king, while Isaiah announces a son who will bear government.
Luke 1:31–33Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’The psalm names David’s offspring; Luke announces a son named Jesus, without an explicit link to David in the verse shown.
Romans 11:29For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable.Both speak of what endures with God: loving kindness toward David’s offspring and gifts and calling that are irrevocable.
Genesis 45:7God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant on the earth, and to save you alive by a great deliverance.Both describe a great deliverance from God, with rescue extending beyond one person to others whose lives depend on it.
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Encouragement

David ends his song by naming God as the giver of rescue and loving kindness; his hope for his offspring rests on that same God.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).