Psalm 18:16 “He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.”
[Ours is a God who is not too busy to stoop down and help any of His children; He pays close attention to each one and acts to help at the right time. David was sinking in deep danger, he needed help right away and God answered.]
Psalm 18:17 “He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.”
[You, Lord, are such a personal God; you reach down into time and history to save, protect and deliver us from the great power of our enemy, the devil, his forces and his pawns. They are far too strong for us, but you are immensely more powerful than they are and have no problem overcoming their plans.
In the midst of our difficulties, we can be certain that you, Lord Jesus, will act in the best way, at the best time, with the best means to sustain us and to give help in the right measure. Praise be to you for your faithfulness and goodness.]
Psalm 18:18 “They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.”
[When all seems lost, when our demise seems certain, you, Lord come in and rescue. As it says in Psalm 46:5, “God is within her, she will not fall; God will help her at break of day.”]
Psalm 18:19 “He brought me out into a spacious place;”
[You don’t just rescue us, you bring us into a positive position, a superior situation, a wide and pleasant place with you. You are the giver of great good and abundant grace.]
“he rescued me because he delighted in me.”
[This statement, in my opinion, is the most important one in this passage. You, Lord, do not act just out of pity or obligation, but because you delight in us! What an amazing, encouraging, faith-building, wonderful statement!
You are powerfully pleased that we belong to you, that we cry out to you, our Abba Father. You are not bothered, irritated or agitated by our coming to you. No, you are richly pleased, mightily happy, deeply delighted, for you have inexplicably made us the objects of your unending, deep and rich love. You have made us the apple of your eye, the delight of your heart, the object of your continual affection.
We do not deserve this–which is all the more reason to praise you for your wonderful, eternal, infinite forgiveness, your unlimited, ever flowing grace and all-encompassing, deep love that gives us the opposite of what we should get.
I will praise you now, today, and forever because you are worthy of all honor, exaltation and glory. You are the God who loves His enemies, who rescues those who deserve condemnation, who saves those who deserve defeat.
May your name be exalted in my life today and forever through surrender, faith, obedience and thanksgiving. Amen.]
