Ps 18 is simply a larger explanation of those suggestive words in Ps 2, "ask of me, and I will give you the nations for your inheritance and the ends of the earth for your possession." This psalm explains at greater length how God gives the nations to His king. It is the victory song of the rescued king, the king who conquers the world in the strength of Yahweh, the king who is plucked from death and set at large because God delights in him so utterly. Ps 18 describes how God saves the king, why God saves the king, what the king conquers after he has been saved, and how the king praises God among all the nations. Of course, the word "king" only appears once in the psalm, in the very last verse. But the one who writes and sings this song is clearly the one who will inherit the nations and rule them as Yahweh's Anointed King — the one whom Ps 2 also describes as the Son. In other words, based on the immediate context of the psalter, this psalm is clearly about the Son of God, the LORD's Anointed, who is the king who subdues the nations when they rage against Him and His Father. I would note that this psalm is paired with Ps 19. There are three of these great pairs in the psalter, a Torah psalm with a Messianic psalm. Pss 1 & 2 form the first pair, and there the Torah psalm comes first. Pss 18 & 19 and Pss 118 & 119 are the other pairs, and in both of them the Messianic psalm comes first. This is the longest of all the Messianic psalms, comparable in scope almost to the gigantic Ps 119. Ps 19 celebrates the perfection of God's law; Ps 18, the perfection of God's way (v. 30). God's way is perfect, and He brings the earth under His rule through His Anointed King, His Son.
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Caleb Nelson grew up in Ft. Collins, CO. Born into a Christian home, where he eventually became the eldest of 11 children, he has been a lifelong Presbyterian. He professed faith at the age of six, and was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Patrick Henry College...
