New King James Version
Psalms 18:36
36You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip.
Psalms 18:36 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
- New International Version (NIV)You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and 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 teaches my hands to make war, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 35You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your right hand has held me up, Your gentleness has made me great. You enlarged my path under me, So my feet did not slip. 37I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed. 38I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:36 word by word
תַּרְחִ֣יב צַעֲדִ֣י תַחְתָּ֑י וְלֹ֥א מָ֝עֲד֗וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 18:36
- Psalms 4:1Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved me in my distress; Have mercy on me, and hear my prayer.
- Job 18:7The steps of his strength are shortened, And his own counsel casts him down.
- Job 36:16“Indeed He would have brought you out of dire distress, Into a broad place where there is no restraint; And what is set on your table would be full of richness.
- Luke 12:50But I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how distressed I am till it is accomplished!
- Luke 24:46Then He said to them, “Thus it is written, and thus it was necessary for the Christ to suffer and to rise from the dead the third day,
- 2 Samuel 22:37You enlarged my path under me; So my feet did not slip.
- Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be hindered, And 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
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