What does Psalm 18:48 mean?
Because the Lord delivered David from his enemies, it was apparent that David's prominence exceeded that of his enemies. The Lord had made him great. Saul was an example of the violent men who hunted David, and he tried several times to kill David. Yet those efforts failed, because the Lord kept David safe (1 Samuel 18:6–11; 19:8–11).When Jesus, the Son of David, lived on earth, there were several unsuccessful attempts to kill Him. Herod tried to kill Jesus when Jesus was an infant (Matthew 2:16). Angry Jews tried to kill Him because they thought He had committed blasphemy. They picked up stones to throw at Him, but Jesus eluded them (John 8:48–59). The Pharisees conspired unsuccessfully to kill Him (Matthew 12:14–15). Only when Jesus surrendered His life voluntarily on the cross, did He experience death (Luke 23:46). However, three days later God raised Jesus from the dead (Romans 4:24–25).
