Psalm 18

sometimes get celebrities, whether it's in sport or acting or whatever, who make reference to God, you know, in their acceptance speeches and that sort of thing.

This seems to be in a different category, though, Sean, you know, from the worship music as the entrance music to citing Psalm 18 in the ring.

And not just in this occasion, in many occasions.

Katie's Christian convictions seem to be absolutely central to her.

If she wasn't at training camps, she was very much at church on Sundays.

You know, her commitment to Bible study, her love of just glorifying God through her craft and then giving him the honour at the end of every victory and dare I say the minimal of defeats, you know, just exceptional in regards to her witness.

That psalm that she references, Psalm 18, which includes words like, it is God who arms me with strength.

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer.

Save me from all my pursuers and deliver me.

Psalm 18, this God, his way is perfect.

The word of the Lord proves true.

He is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.

But I also think it can be inspiring.

And I was thinking, you know, reflecting on Katie Taylor's great win 10 days ago, where, you know, on the back of her shorts, she has Psalm 18.

She speaks a lot about God and has Jesus in her life.

And it never ceases to amaze me how many incredibly successful women artists and musicians sorry that's the same thing and sports people especially americans have have god in their life and i think if you if you relate to something bigger than you then it gives you the opportunity to excel and to fail and to get up and go again

He's the one scripture spoke about.

Chapter 4, they stood before the elders and they said that Peter quotes scripture in Acts chapter 4 verse 12 that this is the, no, he quoted Psalm 18 verse 22.

The stone which the builders rejected has become, they were just, everything they were saying was scripture upon scripture upon scripture.

And then in chapter 4 verse 25, they went to go and pray.

My Rescuer He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.

Psalm 18, verse 16 Growing up, I always had a fear of water, especially if I had to swim a long distance.

Access to a swimming pool in my northern community was not an option, so our swimming was in dugouts, rivers, and lakes.

One day, while swimming in a dugout, I was trying to make it from one end to the other.

Therefore, the gift intended in the text must be restrained to some, to a gift that is given by way of specialty by the Father to the Son.

In Psalm 18, he saith plainly that some are given to him that he might destroy them.

"Thou hast given me the necks of mine enemies, that I may destroy them that hate me," verse 40.

These, therefore, cannot be of the number of those that are said to be given in the text, for those, even all of them, shall come to him, and he will in no wise cast them out.

And one of her favorite verses, she would go into the Psalms.

She says she loves the Psalms 18.

So I was looking Psalms 18 up.

Verse 32, it says, It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer.