God’s Word Translation
Psalms 18:38
38I wounded them so badly that they were unable to get up. They fell under 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 wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip. 37I chased my enemies and caught up with them. I did not return until I had ended their lives. I wounded them so badly that they were unable to get up. They fell under my feet. 39You armed me with strength for battle. You made my opponents bow at my feet. 40You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated 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 17:49Then 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 23:5David and his men went to Keilah, fought the Philistines, drove off their livestock, and decisively defeated them. So David rescued the people who lived in Keilah.
- 1 Samuel 30:17From dawn until evening the next day, David attacked them. No one escaped except 400 young men who rode away on camels.
- 2 Samuel 5:1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron. “We are your own flesh and blood,” they said.
- 2 Samuel 8:1After this, David defeated and crushed the Philistines. He took control of the main Philistine city from them.
- 2 Samuel 10:1Later the king of Ammon died, and his son Hanun became king in his place.
- 2 Samuel 18:7There David’s men defeated Israel’s army, and the massacre was sizable that day—20,000 men.
- 2 Samuel 21:15Once again there was a battle between the Philistines and Israel. So David and his men went to fight the Philistines, but David became exhausted.
- 2 Samuel 22:39I ended their lives by shattering them. They were unable to get up. They fell under 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
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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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