New Living Translation
Psalms 18:32
32God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.
Psalms 18:32 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
- New International Version (NIV)It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
- English Standard Version (ESV)the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.
- New King James Version (NKJV)It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
Context of Psalms 18:32
30God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. 31For who is God except the Lord? Who but our God is a solid rock? God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect. 33He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights. 34He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:32 word by word
הָ֭אֵל הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי חָ֑יִל וַיִּתֵּ֖ן תָּמִ֣ים דַּרְכִּֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 18:32
- Psalms 28:7The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
- Psalms 91:2This I declare about the Lord: He alone is my refuge, my place of safety; he is my God, and I trust him.
- Psalms 93:1The Lord is king! He is robed in majesty. Indeed, the Lord is robed in majesty and armed with strength. The world stands firm and cannot be shaken.
- Isaiah 45:5I am the Lord; there is no other God. I have equipped you for battle, though you don’t even know me,
- 2 Corinthians 3:5It is not that we think we are qualified to do anything on our own. Our qualification comes from God.
- 2 Samuel 22:33God is my strong fortress, and he makes my way perfect.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:32
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32God - girdeth me with strength - The girdle was a necessary part of the Eastern dress; it strengthened and supported the loins; served to confine the garments close to the body; and in it they tucked them up when journeying. The strength of God was to his soul what the girdle was to the body. I need not add, that the girdle was also an ornamental part of the dress, and from it the sword was suspended. And maketh my way perfect - He directs me so that I do…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32It is God that girdeth me with strength - Who gives me strength. The word girdeth contains an allusion to the mode of dress among the orientals, the long flowing robe, which was girded up when they ran or labored, that it might not impede them; and, probably, with the additional idea that girding the loins contributed to strength. It is a common custom now for men who run a race, or leap, or engage in a strife of pugilism, to gird or bind up their loins…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. 32-34The psalmist’s victories come from the Lord. He completely depends on God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3230-32. God's perfection is the source of his own, which has resulted from his trust on the one hand, and God's promised help on the other. tried--"as metals are tried by fire and proved genuine" (Psa 12:6). Shield (Psa 3:3). Girding was essential to free motion on account of the looseness of Oriental dresses; hence it is an expressive figure for describing the gift of strength.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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