Delivered from My Enemy

“He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. He also brought me out into a broad place; he delivered me because he delighted in me” (Psalm 18:16-19, NKJV).

In this psalm, David looks back after a great deliverance and rejoices because the Lord has rescued him from his enemies: “I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies” (Psalm 18:3).

David had just gone through a terrible time of testing. Saul had put a bounty on his head and chased him relentlessly, forcing him to sleep in caves, dens and open fields. David said of that dark time, “The sorrows of hell surrounded me, and I lived in distress. Ungodly men made me afraid that my enemies were too strong for me. They all hated me.”

Then God came roaring out of the heavens to deliver David. “He bowed the heavens also, and came down… The Lord thundered from heaven… He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. He delivered me from my strong enemy” (Psalm 18:9-17).

The enemy had come in like a flood, and David was surrounded by demon powers, yet he was able to rejoice in his deliverance, “They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support. He also brought me out into a broad place; he delivered me because he delighted in me” (Psalm 18:18-19).

In other words, David could say, “The reason God delivered me from all my enemies, all my sorrows, and from the powers of hell is because I am precious to him. My God delights in me!”

Beloved, if you find yourself in need of deliverance, whether from the grip of lust, the lure of temptation, or the weight of trial, whether your struggle is mental, spiritual, emotional or physical, remember this: God delights in you. You are precious to him.