“For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.”
The assertion that the speaker will save the afflicted but bring down the haughty gaze establishes divine preference for the humble. The saving of afflicted suggests divine partiality for the vulnerable. The bringing down of haughty gaze suggests divine opposition to pride. This verse establishes that God favors the lowly and opposes the proud.
Church Fathers on Psalms 18:27
To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…
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