John Trapp Complete Commentary - Psalms 18:30
Psalms 18:30 [As for] God, his way [is] perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he [is] a buckler to all those that trust in him. Ver. 30. As for God, his way is perfect ] All his dispensations toward his children, his actions and directions, his providences and promises, are most trusty and true; having neither vice, vanity, insincerity, nor deceit in them, 2 Samuel 22:31 . The word of the Lord is tried ] This is a famous sentence, and was much in the mouths of God’s people. See Proverbs... read more
The Biblical Illustrator - Psalms 18:30
Psalms 18:30As for God, His way is perfect.God’s ministriesMany mythologies have told how the gods arm their champions, but the Psalmist reaches a loftier height than these. He ventures to think of God as doing the humble office of bracing on his girdle, but the girdle is itself strength. God, whose own “way is perfect,” makes His servant’s way in some measure like His own; and though, no doubt, the figure must be interpreted in a manner congruous with the context, as chiefly implying... read more