New King James Version
Psalms 18:39
39For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against 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.
- New International Version (NIV)You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before 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 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 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. For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me. 40You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me. 41They cried out, but there was none to save; Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:39 word by word
וַתְּאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חַ֭יִל לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה תַּכְרִ֖יעַ קָמַ֣י תַּחְתָּֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 18:39
- Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
- Ezekiel 30:24I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon and put My sword in his hand; but I will break Pharaoh’s arms, and he will groan before him with the groanings of a mortally wounded man.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
- 2 Samuel 22:40For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me.
- 1 Chronicles 22:18“Is not the Lord your God with you? And has He not given you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land is subdued before the Lord and before His people.
- Isaiah 45:14Thus says the Lord: “The labor of Egypt and merchandise of Cush And of the Sabeans, men of stature, Shall come over to you, and they shall be yours; They shall walk behind you, They shall come over in chains; And they shall bow down to you. They will make supplication to you, saying, ‘Surely God is in you, And there is no other; There is no other God.’ ”
- 1 Corinthians 15:25For He must reign till He has put all enemies under His feet.
- Ephesians 1:22And He put all things under His feet, and gave Him to be head over all things to the church,
- Philippians 3:21who will transform our lowly body that it may be conformed to His glorious body, according to the working by which He is able even to subdue all things to Himself.
- Lamentations 5:5They pursue at our heels; We labor and have no rest.
- Psalms 34:21Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
- 2 Samuel 22:41You have also given me the necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.
- Proverbs 8:36But he who sins against me wrongs his own soul; All those who hate me love death.”
- John 15:23He who hates Me hates My Father also.
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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