Psalms 18:36

Psalms 18:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.

Context of Psalms 18:36

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. You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way. 37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. 38I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.

Psalms 18:36 word by word

תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast enlargedרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• my stepsצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• under me, that my feetקַרְסֹלqarsôl · ankleH7166
• did not slipמָעַדmâ‛ad · to slipH4571

Cross-references for Psalms 18:36

• Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.
• Job 18:7The vigor of his step is weakened; his own schemes throw him down.
• Job 36:16“He is wooing you from the jaws of distress to a spacious place free from restriction, to the comfort of your table laden with choice food.
• Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to undergo, and what constraint I am under until it is completed!
• Luke 24:46He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
• 2 Samuel 22:37You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
• Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36Enlarged my steps - See on Psalm 18:19; (note). From the hand of God he had continual prosperity; and while he walked with God no enemy was able to prevail against him. He details his successes in the following verses.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me - The idea here is, “Thou hast made room for my feet, so that I have been enabled to walk without hindrance or obstruction. So in Psalm 31:8, “Thou hast set my feet in a large room.” The idea is, that he was before straitened, compressed, hindered in his goings, but that now all obstacles had been taken out of the way, and he could walk freely. That my feet did not slip - Margin, mine ancles. The Hebrew word here…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. 36A wide path represents freedom and safety (see Psalms 4:8; 119:35).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

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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