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he rescued me because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He also brought me out into an open place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />He brought me forth also into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me because He was pleased with me <i>and</i> delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought me out to a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought me out to a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When I was fenced in, you freed and rescued me because you love me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me because he was pleased with me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He helped me out of danger; he saved me because he was pleased with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought me out to a spacious place; he delivered me, for in me he takes delight.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He brought me out into a wide open place; he delivered me because he was pleased with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He brought me forth also in a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He brought me out also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And He brings me forth to a large place, "" He draws me out, because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And He bringeth me forth to a large place, He draweth me out, because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will bring me forth to a wide place: he will deliver me, for he delighted in me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he brought me forth into a large place: he saved me, because he was well pleased with me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 17:20>And he led me out, into a wide place. He accomplished my salvation, because he willed me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He set me free in the open; he rescued me because he loves me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought me out into a broad place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He brought me forth into comfort; he delivered me because he delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he brought me out to an expanse and delivered me, because he was pleased with me.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he brought me out into a wide place: he will deliver me, because he has pleasure in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/18-19.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=1629" 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">18</span>They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. <span class="reftext">19</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: way·yō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">He brought me out</a> <a href="/hebrew/4800.htm" title="4800: lam·mer·ḥāḇ (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- A broad or roomy place. From rachab; enlargement, either literally, or figuratively.">into the open;</a> <a href="/hebrew/2502.htm" title="2502: yə·ḥal·lə·ṣê·nî (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 1cs) -- A primitive root; to pull off; hence to strip, To depart; by implication, to deliver, equip; present, strengthen.">He rescued me</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/2654.htm" title="2654: ḥā·p̄êṣ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to incline to; by implication to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire.">He delighted</a> <a href="/hebrew/bî (Prep:: 1cs) -- ">in me.</a> </span><span class="reftext">20</span>The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.…<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="/2_samuel/22-20.htm">2 Samuel 22:20</a></span><br />He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8</a></span><br />You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalm 118:5</a></span><br />In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/4-1.htm">Psalm 4:1</a></span><br />For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Psalm of David. Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-16.htm">Psalm 118:16-17</a></span><br />The right hand of the LORD is exalted! The right hand of the LORD performs with valor!” / I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2-3</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. / He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/66-12.htm">Psalm 66:12</a></span><br />You let men ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but You brought us into abundance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-14.htm">Psalm 107:14</a></span><br />He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death and broke away their chains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/118-24.htm">Psalm 118:24</a></span><br />This is the day that the LORD has made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1-3</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners, / to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of our God’s vengeance, to comfort all who mourn, / to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-9.htm">Isaiah 63:9</a></span><br />In all their distress, He too was afflicted, and the Angel of His Presence saved them. In His love and compassion He redeemed them; He lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-3.htm">Jeremiah 31:3</a></span><br />The LORD appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; therefore I have drawn you with loving devotion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a></span><br />What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-10.htm">2 Corinthians 1:10</a></span><br />He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He brought me forth also into a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.</p><p class="hdg">brought</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Psalm 18:36</a></b></br> Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8</a></b></br> And hast not shut me up into the hand of the enemy: thou hast set my feet in a large room.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-2.htm">Psalm 40:2</a></b></br> He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, <i>and</i> established my goings.</p><p class="hdg">because</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-23.htm">Psalm 37:23</a></b></br> The steps of a <i>good</i> man are ordered by the LORD: and he delighteth in his way.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/22-18.htm">2 Samuel 22:18-27</a></b></br> He delivered me from my strong enemy, <i>and</i> from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/10-9.htm">1 Kings 10:9</a></b></br> Blessed be the LORD thy God, which delighted in thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel: because the LORD loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee king, to do judgment and justice.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/38-18.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/psalms/16-3.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/esther/6-7.htm">Delighted</a> <a href="/psalms/18-17.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-16.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-35.htm">Large</a> <a href="/psalms/18-17.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/psalms/18-2.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/job/36-16.htm">Spacious</a> <a href="/job/38-18.htm">Wide</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Broad</a> <a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">Delight</a> <a href="/psalms/22-8.htm">Delighted</a> <a href="/psalms/18-43.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/88-3.htm">Draweth</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Large</a> <a href="/psalms/18-48.htm">Rescued</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Spacious</a> <a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Wide</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 brought me out into the open;</b><br>This phrase reflects a transition from a place of confinement or danger to a place of freedom and safety. In the context of David's life, it can be seen as a metaphor for deliverance from his enemies, such as Saul. The "open" space symbolizes a place of security and peace, contrasting with the "narrow" or "tight" places of distress. Biblically, this imagery is often used to describe God's deliverance of His people, as seen in the Exodus narrative where God leads the Israelites out of Egypt into the Promised Land. Theologically, it signifies God's ability to liberate His people from spiritual bondage, pointing to the ultimate deliverance through Christ.<p><b>He rescued me because He delighted in me.</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the personal relationship between God and the psalmist. The term "rescued" indicates a divine intervention, suggesting that God actively saves those He loves. The reason for this rescue is God's delight in the individual, which underscores the concept of grace. This delight is not based on human merit but on God's sovereign choice and love. In the broader biblical narrative, this reflects the covenant relationship God has with His people, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-7.htm">Deuteronomy 7:7-8</a>, where God's love and choice of Israel are based on His own will. This phrase also foreshadows the New Testament revelation of God's love for humanity, culminating in the sacrificial work of Jesus Christ, who rescues believers from sin because of God's delight in them.<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 gratitude for God's deliverance from his enemies, including King Saul.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who delivers and delights in David, showcasing His protective and loving nature.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/spacious_place.htm">Spacious Place</a></b><br>Symbolic of freedom and safety, contrasting with the confinement and danger David faced.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/rescue.htm">Rescue</a></b><br>Refers to God's intervention in David's life, saving him from peril and oppression.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/delight.htm">Delight</a></b><br>Indicates God's pleasure and favor towards David, emphasizing a personal relationship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>God actively rescues His people from danger and oppression, just as He did for David.<br><br>Reflect on personal experiences of God's deliverance and give thanks.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_delight.htm">Divine Delight</a></b><br>God delights in His children, not because of their merit, but because of His love and grace.<br><br>Embrace the truth of God's delight in you, fostering a deeper relationship with Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/freedom_in_christ.htm">Freedom in Christ</a></b><br>The "spacious place" can be seen as the freedom found in Christ, free from the bondage of sin.<br><br>Live in the freedom Christ provides, avoiding the traps of legalism and sin.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>David's deliverance came in God's perfect timing, teaching us patience and trust.<br><br>Trust that God will bring you into a "spacious place" in His time.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/18.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(19) <span class= "bld">A large place.</span>--Comp. <a href="/psalms/4-1.htm" title="Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: you have enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.">Psalm 4:1</a>. But there is direct historical allusion to the settlement of Israel in Canaan, as will be seen by a comparison of the Hebrew with <a href="/exodus/3-8.htm" title="And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good land and a large, to a land flowing with milk and honey; to the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.">Exodus 3:8</a>, and <a href="/numbers/14-8.htm" title="If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which flows with milk and honey.">Numbers 14:8</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 19.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He brought me forth also into a</span> <span class="cmt_word">large place</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/31-8.htm">Psalm 31:8</a>; <a href="/psalms/118-5.htm">Psalm 118:5</a>). By "a large place" is probably meant open ground, not encompassed by snares, or nets, or enemies in ambush. <span class="cmt_word">He delivered me, because he delighted in me.</span> David now proceeds to explain the grounds of God's favour towards him. He begins by summing up all in a word, "God <span class="accented">delighted</span> in him." He then goes on to explain the causes of God's "delight" (vers. 20-26). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/18-19.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 brought me out</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיּוֹצִיאֵ֥נִי</span> <span class="translit">(way·yō·w·ṣî·’ê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, bring, out, direct and proxim</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the open;</span><br /><span class="heb">לַמֶּרְחָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(lam·mer·ḥāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4800.htm">Strong's 4800: </a> </span><span class="str2">A broad or roomy place</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He rescued me</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֝חַלְּצֵ֗נִי</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḥal·lə·ṣê·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2502.htm">Strong's 2502: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pull off, to strip, to depart, to deliver, equip, present, strengthen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֘י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He delighted in me.</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֥פֵֽץ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·p̄êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2654.htm">Strong's 2654: </a> </span><span class="str2">To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/18-19.htm">Psalm 18:19 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/18-19.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 18:19 He brought me forth also into (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/18-18.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 18:18"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:18" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/18-20.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 18:20"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:20" /></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>