Psalms 18:43 (YLT)

Passage

Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:41 They cry, and there is no saviour, On Jehovah, and He doth not answer them.

Psalms 18:42 And I beat them as dust before wind, As mire of the streets I empty them out.

Psalms 18:43 Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.

Psalms 18:44 At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

Psalms 18:45 Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thou", "dost", "deliver", "strivings", "people", "placest", and "head". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thou" and "dost", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "And I beat them as dust before..." into verse 44's "At the hearing of the ear they...", so "thou" and "dost" 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 "thou" and "dost" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.