New King James Version
Psalms 18:42
42Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in the streets.
Psalms 18:42 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
- New International Version (NIV)I beat them as fine as windblown dust; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
- English Standard Version (ESV)I beat them fine as dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets.
- New Living Translation (NLT)I ground them as fine as dust in the wind. I swept them into the gutter like dirt.
Context of Psalms 18:42
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. Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind; I cast them out like dirt in the streets. 43You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; You have made me the head of the nations; A people I have not known shall serve me. 44As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:42 word by word
וְֽאֶשְׁחָקֵ֗ם כְּעָפָ֥ר עַל־פְּנֵי־ר֑וּחַ כְּטִ֖יט חוּצ֣וֹת אֲרִיקֵֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:42
- Psalms 50:22“Now consider this, you who forget God, Lest I tear you in pieces, And there be none to deliver:
- 2 Kings 13:7For He left of the army of Jehoahaz only fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand foot soldiers; for the king of Syria had destroyed them and made them like the dust at threshing.
- Isaiah 41:2“Who raised up one from the east? Who in righteousness called him to His feet? Who gave the nations before him, And made him rule over kings? Who gave them as the dust to his sword, As driven stubble to his bow?
- Isaiah 10:6I will send him against an ungodly nation, And against the people of My wrath I will give him charge, To seize the spoil, to take the prey, And to tread them down like the mire of the streets.
- Isaiah 25:10For on this mountain the hand of the Lord will rest, And Moab shall be trampled down under Him, As straw is trampled down for the refuse heap.
- Zechariah 10:5They shall be like mighty men, Who tread down their enemies In the mire of the streets in the battle. They shall fight because the Lord is with them, And the riders on horses shall be put to shame.
- Malachi 4:3You shall trample the wicked, For they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet On the day that I do this,” Says the Lord of hosts.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:42
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 42Then did I beat them - God was with him, and they had only an arm of flesh. No wonder then that his enemies were destroyed. Small as the dust before the wind - This well expresses the manner in which he treated the Moabites, Ammonites, and the people of Rabbah: "He put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron; and made them pass through the brick-kiln," etc. See 2 Samuel 12:31; (note), and the notes there.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind - As the fine dust is driven by the wind, so they fled before me. There could be no more striking illustration of a defeated army flying before a conqueror. DeWette says correctly that the idea is, “I beat them small, and scattered them as dust before the wind.” I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets - In the corresponding place in 2 Samuel 22:43, this is, “I did stamp them as the mire of the…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. 4242. This conquest was complete.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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