Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 18:36
36You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way.
Psalms 18:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
- New International Version (NIV)You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
- New King James Version (NKJV)You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.
Context of Psalms 18:36
34He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 35You have given me the shield of your salvation; your right hand upholds me, and your humility exalts me. You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way. 37I pursue my enemies and overtake them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out. 38I crush them, and they cannot get up; they fall beneath my feet.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:36 word by word
תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:36
- Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, God, who vindicates me. You freed me from affliction; be gracious to me and hear my prayer.
- Job 18:7His powerful stride is shortened, and his own schemes trip him up.
- Job 36:16Indeed, he lured you from the jaws of distress to a spacious and unconfined place. Your table was spread with choice food.
- Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to undergo, and how it consumes me until it is finished!
- Luke 24:46He also said to them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead the third day,
- 2 Samuel 22:37You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way.
- Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be hindered; when you run, you will not stumble.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:36
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Enlarged my steps - See on Psalm 18:19; (note). From the hand of God he had continual prosperity; and while he walked with God no enemy was able to prevail against him. He details his successes in the following verses.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me - The idea here is, “Thou hast made room for my feet, so that I have been enabled to walk without hindrance or obstruction. So in Psalm 31:8, “Thou hast set my feet in a large room.” The idea is, that he was before straitened, compressed, hindered in his goings, but that now all obstacles had been taken out of the way, and he could walk freely. That my feet did not slip - Margin, mine ancles. The Hebrew word here…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. 36A wide path represents freedom and safety (see Psalms 4:8; 119:35).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3633-36. God's help farther described. He gives swiftness to pursue or elude his enemies (Ha 3:19), strength, protection, and a firm footing.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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