Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 18:45
45Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
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
43You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. 44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me. Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds. 46The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted— 47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:45 word by word
בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 18:45
- Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and withers; the world languishes and fades; the exalted of the earth waste away.
- Micah 7:17They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.
- James 1:11For the sun rises with scorching heat and withers the plant; its flower falls and its beauty is lost. So too, the rich man will fade away in the midst of his pursuits.
- Revelation 6:16And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated 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
In the dictionaries
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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