David’s Song of Victory – Psalm 18

1. Read: Psalm 18:1-3

2. About the Text:

1) “Then all this assembly shall know that the Lord does not save with sword and spear; for the battle is the Lord’s, and He will give you into our hands” (1 Samuel 17:47).

2) This statement David gave before his battle with Goliath.

3) Psalm 18 is an extension of that belief.

4) David trusted in the Lord, and the Lord delivered David.

5) This Psalm is also recorded in 2 Samuel 22.

6) 2 Samuel 22:1 says, “Then David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.”

7) This is David’s Song of Victory in which he gives God all the glory.

3. Ref. to S, T, P, O, and A.

1. David calls the Lord his . . .

1) Rock

2) Fortress

3) Deliverer

4) My strength

5) Shield

6) Horn of Salvation

7) Stronghold

8) Refuge

2. These are all terms of safety and security.

3. Because of this David may . . .

1) Trust God to save him from violence.

2) Call upon the Lord to be saved from enemies.

4. All these things make the Lord worthy to be praised.

5. Do we praise God for our victories?

1. David describes the conditions under which he prayed to God.

1) Waves of death surrounded him.

2) Floods of ungodliness made him afraid.

3) Sorrows of Sheol surrounded him.

4) Snares of death confronted him.

2. David prayed.

1) He called upon the Lord.

2) He cried out to God.

3) God heard his voice from His temple.

4) David’s cry entered God’s ears.

3. Do we turn to God when trouble comes?

1. David describes God’s great power over the earth.

1) The earth shook.

2) The foundations of heaven quaked.

3) Smoke went up from his nostrils.

4) Fire come from His mouth to kindle coals.

5) He came down with darkness under His feet.

6) He rode upon a cherub flying.

7) He thundered from heaven.

8) He uttered His voice.

9) He sent out arrows to scatter the enemies.

10) He sent out lightening bolts and vanquished them.

11) He exposed the channels of the sea.

12) He exposed the foundations of the earth.

13) He did this merely by a blast of his breath.

2. David describes God’s great power over his enemies.

1) God drew David out of many waters.

2) He delivered him from

a. his strong enemies.

b. Those who hated him.

c. Those too strong for him.

3) The Lord supported David even in the day of his calamity.

4) He brought him into a broad place.

5) He delivered because He delighted in David.

3. Do we recognize the great power God has over our lives to save?

1. Why did God delight in David?

1) He was righteous.

2) He had clean hands.

3) He kept the Lord’s ways.

4) He did not wickedly depart from God.

5) He honored God’s judgments.

6) He did not depart from God’s statutes.

7) He was blameless in them.

8) He kept himself from iniquity.

2. God recompensed David according to the cleanness in the Lord’s eyes.

1) With the merciful, God shows Himself merciful.

2) With the blameless, blameless.

3) With the pure, pure.

4) With the devious, shrewd.

5) God saves the humble.

6) God brings down the haughty.

3. Do we find protection in God the same place David did?

1. David magnifies God for His greatness.

1) Only Yahweh is God.

2) Only Yahweh is the Rock.

2. David magnifies God for what He has done for him.

1) He is David’s strength and power.

2) He makes his way perfect.

3) He makes his feet like deer’s feet, swift.

4) He sets him on his high places.

5) He teaches his hands to make war so they can bend a bow of bronze.

3. David magnifies God for what He has given him.

1) He has given him the shield of salvation.

2) His gentleness has made him great.

3) He enlarged his path so his feet did not slip.

4. Do we recognize God’s preeminence and what He has done for us?

1. God showed predominance by delivering David from his enemies.

1) David pursued and destroyed them.

2) David did not turn back.

3) David’s enemies did not rise back up.

4) David’s enemies fell under his feet.

2. David credits God with the defeat of his enemies.

1) God armed David with strength.

2) God subdued those who rose against him.

3) God gave David their necks to destroy them.

4) God did not bring salvation for David’s enemies.

5) God did not answer David’s enemies.

6) With God’s help, David turned his enemies to dust.

3. God also delivered David from the strivings of people.

1) God made David the head of nations.

2) Foreigners submitted to him.

3) They heard David and obeyed.

4) They were frightened of him.

4. Do we recognize God’s predominance for our victories?

1. David declares God’s reality.

1) Yahweh lives!

2) He blesses Him as his Rock.

3) He exalts God above all others.

4) He is the Rock of his salvation.

2. David declares God’s deliverance.

1) God avenges.

2) God subdues.

3) God delivers from enemies.

4) God lifts up above those who rise up against him.

5) God delivers from the violent.

3. David gives thanks for God.

1) He gives thanks before the gentiles.

2) He sings praises to His name.

3) He recognizes God as the tower of salvation.

4) He recognizes God’s mercy.

5) This mercy is for David and his descendants forevermore.

4. Do we praise God the way David praised?

1. David’s song of victory…

1) Praise

2) Prayer

3) Power

4) Protection

5) Preeminence

6) Predominance

7) Praise

2. Invitation