Psalms 55:18 meaning and explanation

He redeems my soul in peace from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.

Psalms 55:18, Berean Standard Bible

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In this psalm David cries out under pressure from enemies, and in verse 18 he turns from describing the attack to declaring what God has done. The Hebrew word for redeem, padah, carries the sense of ransoming or buying back a life that was otherwise lost.

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