“For who is God save the Lord? or who is a rock save our God?”
The question for who is God except the Lord and who is a rock except our God? establishes exclusive divine supremacy. The questions invite acknowledgment that God is unique and without peer. The rock imagery reiterates themes of stability and strength. This verse affirms that no other power compares to God.
Church Fathers on Psalms 18:31
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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