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Psalms 18:29
29For by You I can crush a troop, And by my God I can leap over a wall.
Psalms 18:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
- New International Version (NIV)With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall.
Context of Psalms 18:29
27For You save an afflicted and humble people, But bring down those [arrogant fools] with haughty eyes. 28For You cause my lamp to be lighted and to shine; The Lord my God illumines my darkness. For by You I can crush a troop, And by my God I can leap over a wall. 30As for God, His way is blameless. The word of the Lord is tested [it is perfect, it is faultless]; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. 31For who is God, but the Lord? Or who is a rock, except our God,
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:29 word by word
כִּֽי־בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:29
- Psalms 44:6For I will not trust in my bow, Nor will my sword save me.
- Psalms 144:1Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and my great strength, Who trains my hands for war And my fingers for battle;
- 1 Samuel 17:49David put his hand into his bag and took out a stone and slung it, and it struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone penetrated his forehead, and he fell face down on the ground.
- 1 Samuel 23:2So David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go and attack these Philistines?” And the Lord said to David, “Go and attack the Philistines and save Keilah.”
- 1 Samuel 30:8David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I pursue this band [of raiders]? Will I overtake them?” And He answered him, “Pursue, for you will certainly overtake them, and you will certainly rescue [the captives].”
- 2 Samuel 5:19David inquired of the Lord, saying, “Shall I go up against the Philistines? Will You hand them over to me?” And the Lord said to David, “Go up, for I will certainly hand them over to you.”
- Ephesians 6:10In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [draw your strength from Him and be empowered through your union with Him] and in the power of His [boundless] might.
- Colossians 2:15When He had disarmed the rulers and authorities [those supernatural forces of evil operating against us], He made a public example of them [exhibiting them as captives in His triumphal procession], having triumphed over them through the cross.
- Revelation 3:21He who overcomes [the world through believing that Jesus is the Son of God], I will grant to him [the privilege] to sit beside Me on My throne, as I also overcame and sat down beside My Father on His throne.
- 2 Samuel 22:30For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10But by the [remarkable] grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not without effect. In fact, I worked harder than all of the apostles, though it was not I, but the grace of God [His unmerited favor and blessing which was] with me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9but He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you [My lovingkindness and My mercy are more than enough—always available—regardless of the situation]; for [My] power is being perfected [and is completed and shows itself most effectively] in [your] weakness.” Therefore, I will all the more gladly boast in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ [may completely enfold me and] may dwell in me.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29I have run through a troop - This may relate to some remarkable victory, and the taking of some fortified place, possibly Zion, from the Jebusites. See the account 2 Samuel 5:6-8; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29For by thee I have run through a troop - Margin, broken. The word troop here refers to bands of soldiers, or hosts of enemies. The word rendered run through means properly to run; and then, as here, to run or rush upon in a hostile sense; to rush with violence upon one. The idea here is that he had been enabled to rush with violence upon his armed opposers; that is, to overcome them, and to secure a victory. The allusion is to the wars in which he had…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-50Verses 29-50 When we praise for one mercy, we must observe the many more, with which we have been compassed all our days. Many things had contributed to David's advancement, and he owns the hand of God in them all, to teach us to do likewise. In verse #(32), and the following verses, are the gifts of God to the spiritual warrior, whereby he is prepared for the contest, after the example of his victorious Leader. Learn that we must seek release being made…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29scale a wall: God helps his servants fight their battles.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. And this on past experience in his military life, set forth by these figures.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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