New International Version
Psalms 18:33
33He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
Psalms 18:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.
- New Living Translation (NLT)He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
Context of Psalms 18:33
31For who is God besides the Lord? And who is the Rock except our God? 32It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights. 34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 35You make your saving help my shield, and your right hand sustains me; your help has made me great.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:33 word by word
מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה רַ֭גְלַי כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 18:33
- 2 Samuel 2:18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai and Asahel. Now Asahel was as fleet-footed as a wild gazelle.
- Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him with the fruit of the fields. He nourished him with honey from the rock, and with oil from the flinty crag,
- Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the Lord? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights.”
- 2 Samuel 22:14The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
- Habakkuk 3:19The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to tread on the heights. For the director of music. On my stringed instruments.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33My feet like hinds' feet - Swiftness, or speed of foot, was a necessary qualification of an ancient hero. This was of great advantage in pursuing, combating, or escaping from a fallen foe. , "the swiftfooted Achilles," is frequently given by Homer as a most honorable qualification of his hero. Upon my high places - In allusion to the hinds, antelopes, mountain goats, etc., which frequented such places, and in which they found both food and safety. God…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33He maketh my feet like hinds‘ feet - So Habakkuk 3:19, “He will make my feet like hinds‘ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.” The hind is the female deer, remarkable for fleetness or swiftness. The meaning here is, that God had made him alert or active, enabling him to pursue a flying enemy, or to escape from a swift-running foe. And setteth me upon my high places - places of safety or refuge. The idea is, that God had given him…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. 32-34The psalmist’s victories come from the Lord. He completely depends on God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33-3633-36. God's help farther described. He gives swiftness to pursue or elude his enemies (Ha 3:19), strength, protection, and a firm footing.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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