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Psalms 18:33
33He makes my feet stand strongly on the ground. Like a deer, I can stand on high mountains and not fall.
Psalms 18:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
- New International Version (NIV)He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.
Context of Psalms 18:33
31We know that the Lord is God, and no one else. Only our God can keep us safe, like a strong rock! 32It is God who makes me strong. He shows me the safe way through my life. He makes my feet stand strongly on the ground. Like a deer, I can stand on high mountains and not fall. 34He teaches me how to fight in war. He makes my arms strong to shoot arrows from a metal bow. 35Lord, your power has helped me to be strong. You have kept me safe, like a shield. Your kind help has made me great.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:33 word by word
מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:33
- 2 Samuel 2:18Zeruiah's three sons were there. They were Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Asahel could run as fast as a wild deer.
- Deuteronomy 32:13The Lord helped them to travel over the high places in the land. He fed them with food from the fields. He made them strong with honey from the rocks. He gave them olive oil from trees in ground with many stones.
- Deuteronomy 33:29Israelites, how happy you are! There is no other nation like you. The Lord himself has rescued you. He is the one who keeps you safe, like a soldier's shield. He is like a sword that you use to win against your enemies. Your enemies will fall down with fear in front of you. You will walk all over them.’
- 2 Samuel 22:14The Lord sent thunder from the sky. People everywhere heard the voice of the Most High God.
- Habakkuk 3:19The Lord God causes me to be strong. He makes my feet run safely over the rocks and hills, like a deer's feet. This prayer is for the music leader. He must use stringed instruments.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33My feet like hinds' feet - Swiftness, or speed of foot, was a necessary qualification of an ancient hero. This was of great advantage in pursuing, combating, or escaping from a fallen foe. , "the swiftfooted Achilles," is frequently given by Homer as a most honorable qualification of his hero. Upon my high places - In allusion to the hinds, antelopes, mountain goats, etc., which frequented such places, and in which they found both food and safety. God…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33He maketh my feet like hinds‘ feet - So Habakkuk 3:19, “He will make my feet like hinds‘ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.” The hind is the female deer, remarkable for fleetness or swiftness. The meaning here is, that God had made him alert or active, enabling him to pursue a flying enemy, or to escape from a swift-running foe. And setteth me upon my high places - places of safety or refuge. The idea is, that God had given him…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. 32-34The psalmist’s victories come from the Lord. He completely depends on God.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
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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