Psalms 18:3

“I will call upon the Lord, etc.] In prayer, for fresh mercies, and further appearances of himself, and discoveries of his grace and favour; [who is worthy] to be praised; for the perfections of his nature, the works of his hands, his providential goodness, and more especially for his covenant grace and blessings in Christ. The Targum is, “in praise, or with an hymn, I pray before the Lord;” agreeably to the rule the apostle gives, (<500406>Philippians 4:6); and this prayer was a prayer of faith, as follows; so shall I be saved from mine enemies: which was founded upon past experience of God’s goodness to him in distress, when he called upon him, as the next words show.”

“to be praised--for past favors, and worthy of confidence.”

“I will call upon the Lord - The idea here is, that he would constantly call upon the Lord. In all times of trouble and danger he would go to him, and invoke his aid. The experience of the past had been such as to lead him to put confidence in him in all time to come. He had learned to flee to him in danger, and he had never put his trust in him in vain. The idea is, that a proper view of God’s dealings with us in the past should lead us to feel that we may put confidence in him in the future. Who is worthy to be praised - More literally, “Him who is to be praised I will call upon, Jehovah.” The prominent - the leading thought is, that God is a being every way worthy of praise. So shall I be…”

“18:3 God deserves praise for his greatness and faithfulness (48:1; 96:4; 145:3).”

“I will: Psa 5:2, Psa 5:3, Psa 28:1, Psa 28:2, Psa 55:16, Psa 62:8; Sa2 22:4; Phi 4:6, Phi 4:7 who: Psa 65:1, Psa 65:2, Psa 76:4; Neh 9:5; Rev 4:11, Rev 5:12-14 so shall: Psa 50:15, Psa 91:15; Luk 1:71; Act 2:21; Rom 8:31-39 Psalms 18:4”