Christian Standard Bible
Psalms 18:38
38I crush them, and they cannot get up; they fall beneath my feet.
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
36You 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. I crush them, and they cannot get up; they fall beneath my feet. 39You have clothed me with strength for battle; you subdue my adversaries beneath me. 40You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:38 word by word
אֶ֭מְחָצֵם וְלֹא־יֻ֣כְלוּ ק֑וּם יִ֝פְּל֗וּ תַּ֣חַת רַגְלָֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:38
- 1 Samuel 17:49David put his hand in the bag, took out a stone, slung it, and hit the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown to the ground.
- 1 Samuel 23:5Then David and his men went to Keilah, fought against the Philistines, drove their livestock away, and inflicted heavy losses on them. So David rescued the inhabitants of Keilah.
- 1 Samuel 30:17David slaughtered them from twilight until the evening of the next day. None of them escaped, except four hundred young men who got on camels and fled.
- 2 Samuel 5:1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.
- 2 Samuel 8:1After this, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from Philistine control.
- 2 Samuel 10:1Some time later, the king of the Ammonites died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.
- 2 Samuel 18:7Israel’s army was defeated by David’s soldiers, and the slaughter there was vast that day — twenty thousand dead.
- 2 Samuel 21:15The Philistines again waged war against Israel. David went down with his soldiers, and they fought the Philistines, but David became exhausted.
- 2 Samuel 22:39I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath 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
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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