“As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.”
The statement that people the speaker did not know became obedient and eagerness of ear showed submission establishes the speaker's authority over former adversaries. The reference to unknown peoples suggests that even those distant and unfamiliar submit. The eager obedience suggests ready acceptance of the speaker's rule. This verse emphasizes the comprehensiveness of the speaker's exaltation.
Church Fathers on Psalms 18:44
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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