Psalms 18:38

Psalms 18:38 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
• New International Version (NIV)I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.

Context of Psalms 18:38

36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. 37I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed. I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet. 39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. 40Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.

Psalms 18:38 word by word

אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 18:38

• 1 Samuel 17:49And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead; and the stone sank into his forehead, and he fell upon his face to the earth.
• 1 Samuel 23:5And David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and slew them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
• 1 Samuel 30:17And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, who rode upon camels and fled.
• 2 Samuel 5:1Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.
• 2 Samuel 8:1And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them: and David took the bridle of the mother city out of the hand of the Philistines.
• 2 Samuel 10:1And it came to pass after this, that the king of the children of Ammon died, and Hanun his son reigned in his stead.
• 2 Samuel 18:7And the people of Israel were smitten there before the servants of David, and there was a great slaughter there that day of twenty thousand men.
• 2 Samuel 21:15And the Philistines had war again with Israel; and David went down, and his servants with him, and fought against the Philistines. And David waxed faint;
• 2 Samuel 22:39And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:38

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 38I have wounded them … - I have so weakened them - so entirely prostrated them - that they were not able to rally again. This does not refer so much to wounds inflicted on individuals in the hostile ranks as to the entire host or army. It was so weakened that it could not again be put in battle array. The idea is that of successful pursuit and conquest. They are fallen under my feet - I have completely trodden them down - a common mode of denoting entire…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. 37-42With help from the Divine Warrior, the psalmist experienced victory over his enemies.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 37-4137-41. In actual conflict, with God's aid, the defeat of his enemies is certain. A present and continued success is expressed.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