“Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.”
The affirmation that God gives the speaker the shield of salvation and the right hand of God sustains him establishes protective care and divine support. The shield imagery returns to the protective metaphor. The right hand suggests direct divine assistance. This verse affirms both protection and empowerment.
Church Fathers on Psalms 18:35
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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