“For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.”
The assertion that God has girded the speaker with strength for the battle and subdued those rising against him establishes divine empowerment in conflict. The girding reiterates divine strengthening. The subduing suggests that God defeats the speaker's adversaries. This verse credits divine empowerment for the speaker's military success.
Church Fathers on Psalms 18:39
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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