Read on in the Psalm the description of this conflict with the
supernatural powers of evil, and find in it the secret of our Lord’s
victory over them. _He did not count upon any strength in himself. He
looked to another._ He was a man, and if there was to be any strength
in him for victory over that supernatural enemy, that strength must
come from another. The secret of our Lord’s victory was just this: “I
will put my trust in him.”
The Holy Spirit made no mistake in his selection of Old Testament
passages when he wished to show that it behooved this Saviour of ours
“in all things to be made like unto his brethren,” and that “in that he
himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are
tempted” (Heb. 2:17, 18).
Jesus lived the Victorious Life, not because he was God, but because
he was perfect man; he lived as God planned that man should live.
In a very true sense (though the statement would need certain
qualification), our Lord took to himself no more advantage in the
matter of winning victory over temptations than have we, his brethren.