Psalms 18:45

Psalms 18:45 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
• New International Version (NIV)They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.

Context of Psalms 18:45

43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me. 44As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me. The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places. 46Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God of my salvation, 47Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.

Psalms 18:45 word by word

בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 18:45

• Isaiah 24:4The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the lofty people of the earth do languish.
• Micah 7:17They shall lick the dust like a serpent; like crawling things of the earth they shall come trembling out of their close places; they shall come with fear unto Jehovah our God, and shall be afraid because of thee.
• James 1:11For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass; and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.
• Revelation 6:16and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Commentaries on Psalms 18:45

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45The strangers shall fade away - נכר בני beney nechar, the same persons mentioned above. They shall not be able to effect any thing against me; יבלו yibbolu, "they shall fall as the leaves fall off the trees in winter." And be afraid out of their close places - Those who have formed themselves into banditti, and have taken possession of rocks and fortified places, shall be so afraid when they hear of my successes, that they shall surrender at discretion…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45The strangers shall fade away - Hebrew, “The sons of the stranger.” That is, foreigners. The word rendered fade away - נבל nâbêl - means properly to wilt, wither, fall away, as applicable to flowers, leaves, or plants, Psalm 1:3; Psalm 37:2; Isaiah 1:30; Isaiah 28:1. Here it means that those foreign nations would diminish in numbers and in power, until they should wholly disappear. The idea is, that all his foes would vanish, and that he and his kingdom…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. 43-45With God’s help and victory, the psalmist gained success in battle and in ruling the nation. In this way, the psalm reflects the promise about David’s royal line in Psalm 2. This psalm also answers some of the earlier prayers for help. The laments in earlier psalms begin to find resolution here.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 43-4543-45. Not only does He conquer civil foes, but foreigners, who are driven from their places of refuge.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