Psalm 18:40 continues the same victory narrative: God makes enemies turn back and David destroys them.

Psalm 18:41 shows the enemies' cry unanswered — contrasting with David's delivered cry in verse 17.

Psalm 35:10 echoes the same deliverance from a stronger enemy, praising God who rescues the poor from those too strong for them.

Psalm 118:13 echoes the same pattern of an enemy's attack and the Lord's help, using similar language of being thrust.

Psalm 9:13 echoes the plea for deliverance from haters, similar to David's rescue from those who hated him.

Psalm 69:4-14 laments being overwhelmed by numerous, mighty haters — a parallel experience to David's strong enemies.

Psalm 118:7 expresses confidence that the Lord is on his side against enemies — the same trust behind David's deliverance.

Psalm 25:19 describes the violent hatred of many foes — mirroring the hatred David faced in Psalm 18:17.

2 Samuel 22:18 is the parallel verse, identical wording describing rescue from strong enemies.

1 Samuel 17:37 records David's confidence that God would deliver him from Goliath, prefiguring the deliverance celebrated in Psalm 18.

1 Samuel 19:10 depicts David's escape from Saul's javelin, a concrete example of being delivered from a strong enemy.

Ephesians 6:10-12 reinterprets the 'strong enemy' as spiritual forces, calling believers to rely on God's strength.