Psalms 18:16 (YLT)

Passage

He sendeth from above--He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:14 And He sendeth His arrows and scattereth them, And much lightning, and crusheth them.

Psalms 18:15 And seen are the streams of waters, And revealed are foundations of the earth. From Thy rebuke, O Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of Thine anger.

Psalms 18:16 He sendeth from above--He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

Psalms 18:17 He delivereth me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they have been stronger than I.

Psalms 18:18 They go before me in a day of my calamity And Jehovah is for a support to me.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sendeth", "above--he", "taketh", "draweth", and "waters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sendeth" and "above--he", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "And seen are the streams of waters..." into verse 17's "He delivereth me from my strong enemy...", so "sendeth" and "above--he" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sendeth" and "above--he" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.