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Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
Psalms 18:50 · King James Version
Parallel translations
  • WEB He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.
  • BSB Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
  • NKJV Great deliverance He gives to His king, And shows mercy to His anointed, To David and his descendants forevermore.
  • NASB He gives great salvation to His king, And shows faithfulness to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.
  • NLT You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.

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Quick answer

God gives great deliverance to his king and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever. The psalm ends pointing to an everlasting covenant.

Overview

The closing verse grounds David's deliverances in God's covenant loyalty ('loving kindness') promised to David and his descendants forever (2 Sam 7). The reference to 'his anointed' (Messiah) and to enduring offspring points beyond David to the everlasting King. The New Testament identifies Jesus as the promised Son of David in whom this forever-covenant is fulfilled.

Cross-references & the web

Cross-references · 19

  • Ps 144:10It is he that giveth salvation unto kings: who delivereth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
  • 2 Sam 7:13He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
  • Ps 132:10For thy servant David’s sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.
  • Ps 89:3–4I have made a covenant with my chosen, I have sworn unto David my servant,
  • Ps 78:71–72From following the ewes great with young he brought him to feed Jacob his people, and Israel his inheritance.
  • Isa 9:6–7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
  • Acts 2:34–36For David is not ascended into the heavens: but he saith himself, The Lord said unto my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand,
  • Luke 1:31–33And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
  • Rom 11:29For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
  • Luke 1:69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
  • Gal 3:16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.
  • Phil 2:9–11Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
  • Ps 89:20–38I have found David my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed him:
  • 1 Chr 17:11–14And it shall come to pass, when thy days be expired that thou must go to be with thy fathers, that I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall be of thy sons; and I will establish his kingdom.
  • Ps 2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
  • 1 Chr 17:27Now therefore let it please thee to bless the house of thy servant, that it may be before thee for ever: for thou blessest, O LORD, and it shall be blessed for ever.
  • 1 Sam 2:10The adversaries of the LORD shall be broken to pieces; out of heaven shall he thunder upon them: the LORD shall judge the ends of the earth; and he shall give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.
  • 1 Sam 16:1And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons.
  • Rom 1:3Concerning his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh;

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Christ at the center

The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.

How Psalms 18:50 points to him is part of the one story that runs through all Scripture — meet Jesus at the heart of the web, or follow a trail that traces him from Genesis to Revelation.

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