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An Exclusive Claim to Divinity
The verse's rhetorical questions—'Who is God save the LORD?' and 'Who is a rock save our God?'—are a powerful declaration of monotheism. Commentators explain this isn't just a statement but a challenge to all other supposed deities or sources of power. It asserts that the true attributes of God, such as ultimate power and wisdom, are found in Yahweh alone.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 18:31
18th Century
Theologian
For who is God save the Lord? – Who is God except Yahweh? The idea is that no other being has demonstrated the power, the wisdom, a…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 18:31
19th Century
Bishop
Compare Deuteronomy 32:31, where we see that “rock” was a common term among the tribes of Canaan for their divinities. Notice some trifling variati…
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 18:31
19th Century
Preacher
For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
Where can lasting hopes be fixed? Where can the soul find rest?
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John Calvin
On Psalms 18:31
16th Century
Theologian
For who is God besides Jehovah? David here, deriding the foolish inventions of men, who, according to their own fancy, make for themselves…
John Gill
On Psalms 18:31
17th Century
Pastor
For who [is] God save the Lord ?
&c.] Or Jehovah: there is but one God, and Jehovah is he; there is none besides him…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 18:29–50
17th Century
Minister
When we praise God for one mercy, we must also observe the many more with which we have been encompassed all our days. Many things had contributed …