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Psalms 18:39
39You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
Psalms 18:39 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
- New Living Translation (NLT)You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
Context of Psalms 18:39
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. You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me. 40You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. 41They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the Lord, but he did not answer.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:39 word by word
וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:39
- Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
- Ezekiel 30:24I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put my sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, and he will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
- 2 Samuel 22:40You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18He said to them, “Is not the Lord your God with you? And has he not granted you rest on every side? For he has given the inhabitants of the land into my hands, and the land is subject to the Lord and to his people.
- Isaiah 45:14This is what the Lord says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, and those tall Sabeans— they will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you, coming over to you in chains. They will bow down before you and plead with you, saying, ‘Surely God is with you, and there is no other; there is no other god.’ ”
- 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
- Ephesians 1:22And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church,
- Philippians 3:21who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform our lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
- Lamentations 5:5Those who pursue us are at our heels; we are weary and find no rest.
- Psalms 34:21Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
- 2 Samuel 22:41You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
- Proverbs 8:36But those who fail to find me harm themselves; all who hate me love death.”
- John 15:23Whoever hates me hates my Father as well.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:39
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle - See the note at Psalm 18:32. Compare Job 12:18; Proverbs 31:17. Thou hast subdued under me - Margin, as in Hebrew, caused to bow. That is, God had caused them to submit to him; he had enabled him to overcome them; still acknowledging that all this was from God, and that the praise was due to Him, and not to the power of his own arm.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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