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Psalms 18:44
44When foreign people hear about me, they choose to obey me. They cannot stand against me because they are afraid.
Psalms 18:44 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
- New International Version (NIV)foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me.
Context of Psalms 18:44
42I beat them into dust that the wind blows away. I walk over them, like dirt that lies on the streets. 43You have saved me from people who attacked me. You made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler. When foreign people hear about me, they choose to obey me. They cannot stand against me because they are afraid. 45They are not brave enough to fight me. They shake with fear, as they come out of their strong cities. 46The Lord is alive! He is my strong Rock! Everyone should praise him! He rules as king! He is the God who saves me.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:44 word by word
לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:44
- Romans 10:16But not every person who hears the good news obeys its message. Isaiah said this: ‘Lord God, it seems that nobody has believed our message.’
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, ‘You do great things! Your great power makes your enemies afraid. They come to you and they bend down to the ground.
- Psalms 81:15(Then people who hate the Lord would fall down with fear in front of him. They would be ashamed for ever.)
- 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 1:13David asked the young man who had brought the report to him, ‘Where are you from?’ The man replied, ‘I am an Amalekite, the son of a foreign man who lives in Israel.’
- Isaiah 62:8The Lord makes a strong promise, and he has the power to make it happen. He says: ‘I will never again take away your grain, and give it to your enemies for food. Foreign soldiers will not drink your wine that you have worked very hard to make.
- Ezekiel 44:7You brought foreigners into my temple. They were not circumcised and they did not want to belong to me. In that way, you made my own temple unclean. You did that when you offered food, fat and blood to me there. You did not obey my covenant with you, when you did all these disgusting things.
- Psalms 68:30Speak against your enemies! Some are like wild animals that live in the reeds. Some are proud nations, like bulls among their young cows. They must be humble and offer to you gifts of valuable silver things. Chase away those nations that like to fight wars.
- 2 Samuel 22:44You have saved me when my people were attacking me. You have made me a ruler of other nations. People that I did not know before now serve me as their ruler.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:44
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 44As soon as they hear of me - His victories were so rapid and splendid over powerful enemies, that they struck a general terror among the people, and several submitted without a contest. Strangers shall submit themselves unto me - Some translate this: "The children of the foreign woman have lied unto me." This has been understood two ways: My own people, who have sworn fealty to me, have broken their obligation, and followed my rebellious son. Or, The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me - Margin, as in Hebrew, At the hearing of the ear. That is, their submission will be prompt and immediate. The fame of my victories will be such as to render resistance hopeless; my fame, as at the head of a mighty empire, will be such as to lead them to desire my friendship and protection. The strangers - Margin, as in Hebrew, The sons of the stranger. The word refers to foreigners, to those of other…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
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