In The Word
Read Psalm 18:31-50
31 For who is God, but the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God,
32 The God who girds me with strength
And makes my way blameless?
33 He makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
And sets me upon my high places.
34 He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your right hand upholds me;
And Your gentleness makes me great.
36 You enlarge my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped.
37 I pursued my enemies and overtook them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
38 I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise;
They fell under my feet.
39 For You have girded me with strength for battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
And I destroyed those who hated me.
41 They cried for help, but there was none to save,
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
42 Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind;
I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
44 As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners submit to me.
45 Foreigners fade away,
And come trembling out of their fortresses.
46 The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be the God of my salvation,
47 The God who executes vengeance for me,
And subdues peoples under me.
48 He delivers me from my enemies;
Surely You lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
49 Therefore I will give thanks to You among the nations, O Lord,
And I will sing praises to Your name.
50 He gives great deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and his descendants forever.
New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation
Walking In The Word
Psalm 18 was written by God’s servant David in which he gives thanks to God for delivering him from all of his enemies, including the hands of Saul. What a great example of how God gives us the tools to live victoriously and to be triumphant. It was God who established David and his kingdom, but it was David who made a choice to trust in God every step of the way. David allowed God to strengthen him on a daily basis. The daily decision for David to depend on God to be his strength gave God access into David’s life to “gird (encircle, surround or to secure) him with strength” (Psalm 18:32).
To fight today’s battles, we can have that same strength. Scripture tells us that we wage war not in the natural, but in the super natural; the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but spiritual (2 Corinthians 10:1-6). Therefore, we fight the spiritual battles in the spirit and through the spirit. This is done through knowing and applying God’s Word to your life, praying to have God’s perspective of the battle, and being dressed in the full armor of God. Today, choose to be fully girded and ready for the battle with the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the sword of the spirit, the belt of truth, and the gospel of peace on your feet. God is not a respecter of persons. If He girded King David with strength, then He will gird you with strength as well.