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he drew me out of deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He reached from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He reached down from heaven and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You reached down from heaven, and you lifted me from deep in the ocean. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He reached down and took me; he drew me from many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He sent from on high. He took me. He drew me out of many waters. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He sends from above—He takes me, "" He draws me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He will send forth from on high, he will take me, he will draw me out of many waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />He sent from on high, and took me: and received me out of many waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 17:17>He sent from on high, and he accepted me. And he took me up, out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He reached down from on high and seized me; drew me out of the deep waters. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He reached down from on high, he took me; he drew me out of mighty waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He sent from on high and quieted me; he received me out of great waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He sent from on high and he pulled me out; he took me out from many waters.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He sent from on high and took me, he drew me to himself out of many waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/18-16.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1610" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">The LORD is My Rock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">15</span>The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils. <span class="reftext">16</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: yiš·laḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">He reached down</a> <a href="/hebrew/4791.htm" title="4791: mim·mā·rō·wm (Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Height. From ruwm; altitude, i.e. Concretely, abstractly (elation), or adverbially (aloft).">from on high</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: yiq·qā·ḥê·nî (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and took hold of me;</a> <a href="/hebrew/4871.htm" title="4871: yam·šê·nî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- To draw. A primitive root; to pull out.">He drew me</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">out of deep</a> <a href="/hebrew/4325.htm" title="4325: mim·ma·yim (Prep-m:: N-mp) -- Waters, water. Dual of a primitive noun; water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen.">waters.</a> </span><span class="reftext">17</span>He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/2-10.htm">Exodus 2:10</a></span><br />When the child had grown older, she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses and explained, “I drew him out of the water.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-17.htm">2 Samuel 22:17</a></span><br />He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/2-6.htm">Jonah 2:6</a></span><br />To the roots of the mountains I descended; the earth beneath me barred me in forever! But You raised my life from the pit, O LORD my God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-2.htm">Isaiah 43:2</a></span><br />When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-1.htm">Isaiah 59:1</a></span><br />Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor His ear too dull to hear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Psalm 144:7</a></span><br />Reach down from on high; set me free and rescue me from the deep waters, from the grasp of foreigners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Psalm 69:14-15</a></span><br />Rescue me from the mire and do not let me sink; deliver me from my foes and out of the deep waters. / Do not let the floods engulf me or the depths swallow me up; let not the Pit close its mouth over me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Psalm 32:6</a></span><br />Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a></span><br />He lifted me up from the pit of despair, out of the miry clay; He set my feet upon a rock, and made my footsteps firm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/124-4.htm">Psalm 124:4-5</a></span><br />then the floods would have engulfed us, then the torrent would have overwhelmed us, / then the raging waters would have swept us away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/22-29.htm">Job 22:29</a></span><br />When men are brought low and you say, ‘Lift them up!’ then He will save the lowly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/14-30.htm">Matthew 14:30-31</a></span><br />But when he saw the strength of the wind, he was afraid and, beginning to sink, cried out, “Lord, save me!” / Immediately Jesus reached out His hand and took hold of Peter. “You of little faith,” He said, “why did you doubt?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-25.htm">Matthew 8:25-26</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Lord, save us! We are perishing!” / “You of little faith,” Jesus replied, “why are you so afraid?” Then He got up and rebuked the winds and the sea, and it was perfectly calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-39.htm">Mark 4:39</a></span><br />Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the sea. “Silence!” He commanded. “Be still!” And the wind died down, and it was perfectly calm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-24.htm">Luke 8:24</a></span><br />The disciples went and woke Him, saying, “Master, Master, we are perishing!” Then Jesus got up and rebuked the wind and the raging waters, and they subsided, and all was calm.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.</p><p class="hdg">He sent</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/57-3.htm">Psalm 57:3</a></b></br> He shall send from heaven, and save me <i>from</i> the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/144-7.htm">Psalm 144:7</a></b></br> Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;</p><p class="hdg">drew</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-43.htm">Psalm 18:43</a></b></br> Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; <i>and</i> thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people <i>whom</i> I have not known shall serve me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-1.htm">Psalm 40:1-3</a></b></br> To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/2-10.htm">Exodus 2:10</a></b></br> And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.</p><p class="hdg">many waters.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/2-5.htm">Jonah 2:5,6</a></b></br> The waters compassed me about, <i>even</i> to the soul: the depth closed me round about, the weeds were wrapped about my head… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/17-15.htm">Revelation 17:15</a></b></br> And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/esther/9-1.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/18-13.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/17-5.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/10-9.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/psalms/18-6.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/psalms/18-15.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/23-4.htm">Deep</a> <a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Drew</a> <a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-35.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">High</a> <a href="/psalms/21-8.htm">Hold</a> <a href="/psalms/74-7.htm">Pulling</a> <a href="/psalms/107-7.htm">Reached</a> <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Waters</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He reached down from on high</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's transcendence and His ability to intervene in human affairs from His exalted position. It reflects the biblical theme of God's sovereignty and His willingness to engage with His creation. The imagery of God reaching down suggests a personal and direct action, highlighting His care and concern for individuals. This can be connected to other scriptures where God is depicted as reaching out to save His people, such as in <a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7-8</a>, where God hears the cries of the Israelites and comes down to deliver them from Egypt. It also foreshadows the incarnation of Christ, where God literally came down to earth to save humanity.<p><b>and took hold of me;</b><br>This part of the verse illustrates God's personal involvement and His power to rescue. The act of taking hold signifies strength, security, and protection. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, a strong grip was often associated with deliverance and safety, akin to a shepherd rescuing a sheep from danger. This can be paralleled with <a href="/john/10-28.htm">John 10:28-29</a>, where Jesus speaks of His followers being securely held in His hand, emphasizing eternal security and divine protection. The phrase also reflects the personal relationship between God and the psalmist, indicating that God knows and cares for him individually.<p><b>He drew me out of deep waters.</b><br>The imagery of deep waters often symbolizes chaos, danger, and overwhelming circumstances in biblical literature. In the ancient Near Eastern context, water was frequently associated with chaos and disorder, as seen in <a href="/genesis/1-2.htm">Genesis 1:2</a>, where the Spirit of God hovers over the waters before creation. This phrase signifies deliverance from perilous situations, akin to the Israelites crossing the Red Sea (Exodus 14) or Jonah being saved from the depths of the sea (Jonah 2). It also typifies baptism, representing salvation and new life through Christ, as seen in <a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a>. The act of drawing out is reminiscent of Moses being drawn out of the Nile, which is the meaning of his name (<a href="/exodus/2-10.htm">Exodus 2:10</a>), symbolizing deliverance and divine purpose.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Psalm 18</a>, David is expressing his gratitude and praise to God for delivering him from his enemies and from the hand of Saul. This psalm is a song of thanksgiving for God's intervention and salvation.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, God is depicted as a rescuer who intervenes in the lives of His people. His actions are described in vivid imagery, emphasizing His power and care.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/deep_waters.htm">Deep Waters</a></b><br>Symbolic of overwhelming danger or distress. In ancient Near Eastern literature, deep waters often represent chaos and peril, from which only divine intervention can save.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_rescue.htm">God's Sovereign Rescue</a></b><br>God is actively involved in the lives of His people, reaching down to save them from perilous situations. This demonstrates His sovereignty and personal care.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_water.htm">Symbolism of Water</a></b><br>Water often symbolizes chaos and danger in Scripture. God's ability to draw us out of "deep waters" signifies His power over chaos and His role as a protector.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_intervention.htm">Trust in Divine Intervention</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to trust in God's timing and methods of deliverance, even when circumstances seem overwhelming.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_deliverance.htm">Gratitude for Deliverance</a></b><br>Like David, we should respond with gratitude and praise when we experience God's saving hand in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_trials.htm">Faith in Trials</a></b><br>In times of distress, believers can have faith that God will reach down and rescue them, just as He did for David.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_psalm_18's_military_events.htm">Is there any archaeological or historical evidence supporting the dramatic military victories and deliverances described in Psalm 18? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/literal_vs._metaphorical_in_2_samuel_22.htm">(2 Samuel 22) How can we tell which elements of this praise song are meant literally versus those intended as metaphorical or hyperbolic language?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_supports_psalm_77_16's_waters_trembling.htm">Psalm 77:16 describes waters trembling at God's presence--what physical or historical basis supports this event, if any?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/deut._9_4-5__just_or_unjust_god.htm">Deuteronomy 9:4-5 - Does the text's justification for driving out other nations align with moral standards or does it conflict with the idea of a just God?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(16) <span class= "bld">He drew me.</span>--By an exquisite transition from the real to the figurative the poet conceives of these parted waters as the "floods of affliction" (<a href="/psalms/18-5.htm" title="The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.">Psalm 18:5</a>), from which Jehovah has rescued him by means of the very storm which was sent, in answer to his prayer, to overwhelm his enemies. Render at once more literally and forcibly, "He laid hold of me and drew me out of great waters." The conception undoubtedly is that the "gates of death" are under these floods, and those being now parted, the sufferer can be reached and rescued.<p><a href="/context/psalms/18-17.htm" title="He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.">Psalm 18:17-19</a> show trifling variations between the two copies of the psalm.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 16.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.</span> While destruction thus came upon David's enemies (vers. 12-14), God's protecting hand was stretched out to save David himself, who was carefully "taken" and tenderly "drawn" forth from among the "many waters," <span class="accented">i.e.</span> the dangers and difficulties which threatened him. Some commentators see in the words used - "he <span class="accented">sent</span>, he <span class="accented">took</span> me, he <span class="accented">drew</span> me" - a tacit reference to <a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">Exodus 2:5, 10</a>, and, by implication, a sort of parallel between the deliverance of David from his foes and that of Moses from the waters of the Nile (Kay, Hengstenberg, 'Speaker's Commentary'). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/18-16.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He reached</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׁלַ֣ח</span> <span class="translit">(yiš·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from on high</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֭מָּרוֹם</span> <span class="translit">(mim·mā·rō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4791.htm">Strong's 4791: </a> </span><span class="str2">Altitude</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and took hold of me;</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקָּחֵ֑נִי</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·qā·ḥê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He drew me</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽ֝מְשֵׁ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(yam·šê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4871.htm">Strong's 4871: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">out of deep</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">waters.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמַּ֥יִם</span> <span class="translit">(mim·ma·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4325.htm">Strong's 4325: </a> </span><span class="str2">Water, juice, urine, semen</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/18-16.htm">Psalm 18:16 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 18:16 He sent from on high (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/18-15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 18:15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/18-17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 18:17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>