God’s Word Translation
Psalms 18:29
29With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades.
Psalms 18:29 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
- New International Version (NIV)With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For by You I can run against a troop, By my God I can leap over a wall.
Context of Psalms 18:29
27You save humble people, but you bring down a conceited look. 28O Lord, you light my lamp. My God turns my darkness into light. With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades. 30God’s way is perfect! The promise of the Lord has proven to be true. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. 31Who is God but the Lord? Who is a rock except our God?
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:29 word by word
כִּֽי־בְ֭ךָ אָרֻ֣ץ גְּד֑וּד וּ֝בֵֽאלֹהַ֗י אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:29
- Psalms 44:6I do not rely on my bow, and my sword will never save me.
- Psalms 144:1Thank the Lord, my rock, who trained my hands to fight and my fingers to do battle,
- 1 Samuel 17:49Then David reached into his bag, took out a stone, hurled it from his sling, and struck the Philistine in the forehead. The stone sank into Goliath’s forehead, and he fell to the ground on his face.
- 1 Samuel 23:2David asked the Lord, “Should I go and attack these Philistines?” “Go,” the Lord told David, “attack the Philistines, and save Keilah.”
- 1 Samuel 30:8Then David asked the Lord, “Should I pursue these troops? Will I catch up with them?” “Pursue them,” the Lord told him. “You will certainly catch up with them and rescue the captives.”
- 2 Samuel 5:19David asked the Lord, “Should I attack the Philistines? Will you hand them over to me?” The Lord answered David, “Attack! I will certainly hand the Philistines over to you.”
- Ephesians 6:10Finally, receive your power from the Lord and from his mighty strength.
- Colossians 2:15He stripped the rulers and authorities ⌞of their power⌟ and made a public spectacle of them as he celebrated his victory in Christ.
- Revelation 3:21I will allow everyone who wins the victory to sit with me on my throne, as I have won the victory and have sat down with my Father on his throne.
- 2 Samuel 22:30With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades.
- 1 Corinthians 15:10But God’s kindness made me what I am, and that kindness was not wasted on me. Instead, I worked harder than all the others. It was not I who did it, but God’s kindness was with me.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9But he told me: “My kindness is all you need. My power is strongest when you are weak.” So I will brag even more about my weaknesses in order that Christ’s power will live in me.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29I have run through a troop - This may relate to some remarkable victory, and the taking of some fortified place, possibly Zion, from the Jebusites. See the account 2 Samuel 5:6-8; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29For by thee I have run through a troop - Margin, broken. The word troop here refers to bands of soldiers, or hosts of enemies. The word rendered run through means properly to run; and then, as here, to run or rush upon in a hostile sense; to rush with violence upon one. The idea here is that he had been enabled to rush with violence upon his armed opposers; that is, to overcome them, and to secure a victory. The allusion is to the wars in which he had…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. 29scale a wall: God helps his servants fight their battles.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. And this on past experience in his military life, set forth by these figures.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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