Psalms 18:43

Psalms 18:43 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
• New International Version (NIV)You have delivered me from the attacks of the people; you have made me the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
• English Standard Version (ESV)You delivered me from strife with the people; you made me the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me.

Context of Psalms 18:43

41They cried out for help, but there was no one to save them. They cried out to the Lord, but he did not answer them. 42I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust blown by the wind. I threw them out as though they were dirt on the streets. You rescued me from my conflicts with the people. You made me the leader of nations. A people I did not know will serve me: 44As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me. 45Foreigners will lose heart, and they will tremble when they come out of their fortifications.

Psalms 18:43 word by word

תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי לְרֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא־יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast deliveredפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403
• me from the strivingsרִיבrîyb rib · strifeH7379
• of the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• thou hast madeשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• me the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · head: leaderH7218
• of the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• I have not knownיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
• shall serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647

Cross-references for Psalms 18:43

• 2 Samuel 2:9Abner made him king of Gilead, Asher, Jezreel, Ephraim, and Benjamin, that is, all Israel.
• 2 Samuel 3:1As the war between the royal families of Saul and David dragged on, David’s family became stronger and stronger, and Saul’s family became weaker and weaker.
• 2 Samuel 5:1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron. “We are your own flesh and blood,” they said.
• Acts 5:31God used his power to give Jesus the honored position—the one next to him on the heavenly throne as leader and savior. He did this to lead the people of Israel to him, to change the way they think and act, and to forgive their sins.
• Psalms 22:27All the ends of the earth will remember and return to the Lord. All the families from all the nations will worship you
• Psalms 108:9Moab is my washtub. I will throw my shoe over Edom. I will shout in triumph over Philistia.”
• 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 22:44You rescued me from my conflicts with my people. You kept me as the leader of nations. A people I did not know will serve me.
• Isaiah 49:6Now, the Lord says, “You are not just my servant who restores the tribes of Jacob and brings back those in Israel whom I have preserved. I have also made you a light for the nations so that you would save people all over the world.”
• Isaiah 52:15He will cleanse many nations ⌞with his blood⌟. Kings will shut their mouths because of him. They will see things that they had never been told. They will understand things that they had never heard.
• Romans 15:12Again, Isaiah says, “There will be a root from Jesse. He will rise to rule the nations, and he will give the nations hope.”
• Ephesians 1:22God has put everything under the control of Christ. He has made Christ the head of everything for the good of the church.
• Isaiah 55:5You will summon a nation that you don’t know, and a nation that doesn’t know you will run to you because of the Lord your God, because of the Holy One of Israel. He has honored you.”
• Hosea 1:10“Yet, the Israelites will become as numerous as the grains of sand on the seashore. No one will be able to measure them or count them. Wherever they were told, ‘You are not my people,’ they will be told, ‘You are the children of the living God.’
• Romans 16:26but now is publicly known. The everlasting God ordered that what the prophets wrote must be shown to the people of every nation to bring them to the obedience that is associated with faith.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:43

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 43The strivings of the people - Disaffections and insurrections among my own subjects, as in the revolt of Absalom, the civil war of Abner in favor of Ish-bosheth, etc. The head of the heathen - גוים ראש rosh goyim, "the chief," or "governor, of the nations;" all the circumjacent heathen people; all these were subdued by David, and brought under tribute. A people whom I have not known - The people whom he knew were those of the twelve tribes; those whom he…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 43Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people - From the contentions of the people; or, from the efforts which they have made to overcome and subdue me. The allusion is to the efforts made by the people, under the guidance of their leaders. It is not “strivings” among his own followers, but the efforts, the strivings, the contentions of his enemies, who endeavored to obtain the mastery over him, and to subdue him. Thou hast made me the head of…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