New English Translation
Psalms 18:38
38I beat them to death; they fall at 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 widen my path; my feet do not slip. 37I chase my enemies and catch them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out. I beat them to death; they fall at my feet. 39You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me. 40You make my enemies retreat; I destroy those who hate 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 17:49David reached his hand into the bag and took out a stone. He slung it, striking the Philistine on the forehead. The stone sank deeply into his forehead, and he fell down with his face to the ground.
- 1 Samuel 23:5So David and his men went to Keilah and fought the Philistines. He took away their cattle and thoroughly defeated them. David delivered the inhabitants of Keilah.
- 1 Samuel 30:17But David struck them down from twilight until the following evening. None of them escaped, with the exception of four hundred young men who got away on camels.
- 2 Samuel 5:1All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, “Look, we are your very flesh and blood!
- 2 Samuel 8:1Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.
- 2 Samuel 10:1Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him.
- 2 Samuel 18:7The army of Israel was defeated there by David’s men. The slaughter there was great that day – 20,000 soldiers were killed.
- 2 Samuel 21:15Another battle was fought between the Philistines and Israel. So David went down with his soldiers and fought the Philistines. David became exhausted.
- 2 Samuel 22:39I wipe them out and beat them to death; they cannot get up; they fall at 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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