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A Committed Love
Commentators note that the love David expresses is not a fleeting emotion but a deep, affectionate commitment. The Hebrew word used implies a tender, heartfelt bond. Charles Spurgeon emphasizes the phrase 'I will love thee' as a powerful resolution—a conscious decision to direct one's whole being toward God, binding oneself to Him for the present and the future.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 18:1
18th Century
Theologian
I will love thee, O Lord - This verse is not found in the song in 2 Samuel 22. It appears to have been added after the first compos…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 18:1
19th Century
Bishop
I will love thee.—Better, Dearly do I love thee. The line is missing in Samuel.
My strength.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 18:1
19th Century
Preacher
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the Lord deliv…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 18:1
16th Century
Theologian
And he said, etc. I will not stop to examine too minutely the syllables, or the few words, in which this psalm differs from the song recor…
John Gill
On Psalms 18:1
17th Century
Pastor
I will love you, O Lord, my strength .
] These words are not in twenty second chapter of Second Samuel: the psalm there begins…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 18:1–19
17th Century
Minister
The first words, "I will love you, O Lord, my strength," are the scope and contents of the psalm (Psalms 18:1). Those who trul…