New Living Translation
Psalms 18:45
45They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.
Psalms 18:45 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
- New International Version (NIV)They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.
Context of Psalms 18:45
43You gave me victory over my accusers. You appointed me ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me. 44As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me. They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds. 46The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May the God of my salvation be exalted! 47He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he subdues the nations under me
Read all of Psalms 18Psalms 18:45 word by word
בְּנֵי־נֵכָ֥ר יִבֹּ֑לוּ וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 18:45
- Isaiah 24:4The earth mourns and dries up, and the land wastes away and withers. Even the greatest people on earth waste away.
- Micah 7:17Like snakes crawling from their holes, they will come out to meet the Lord our God. They will fear him greatly, trembling in terror at his presence.
- James 1:11The hot sun rises and the grass withers; the little flower droops and falls, and its beauty fades away. In the same way, the rich will fade away with all of their achievements.
- Revelation 6:16And they cried to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the one who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb.
Commentaries on Psalms 18:45
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 45The strangers shall fade away - נכר בני beney nechar, the same persons mentioned above. They shall not be able to effect any thing against me; יבלו yibbolu, "they shall fall as the leaves fall off the trees in winter." And be afraid out of their close places - Those who have formed themselves into banditti, and have taken possession of rocks and fortified places, shall be so afraid when they hear of my successes, that they shall surrender at discretion…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 45The strangers shall fade away - Hebrew, “The sons of the stranger.” That is, foreigners. The word rendered fade away - נבל nâbêl - means properly to wilt, wither, fall away, as applicable to flowers, leaves, or plants, Psalm 1:3; Psalm 37:2; Isaiah 1:30; Isaiah 28:1. Here it means that those foreign nations would diminish in numbers and in power, until they should wholly disappear. The idea is, that all his foes would vanish, and that he and his kingdom…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. 43-45With God’s help and victory, the psalmist gained success in battle and in ruling the nation. In this way, the psalm reflects the promise about David’s royal line in Psalm 2. This psalm also answers some of the earlier prayers for help. The laments in earlier psalms begin to find resolution here.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 43-4543-45. Not only does He conquer civil foes, but foreigners, who are driven from their places of refuge.Read the comment
In the dictionaries
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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