Psalms 18:42

They cried, but there was none to save them, to the Lord: but he heard them not.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

In Context

41And thou hast made my enemies turn their back upon me, and hast destroyed them that hated me.

43And I shall beat them as small as the dust before the wind; I shall bring them to nought, like the dirt in the streets.

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Cross References

Job 27:9Will God hear his cry, when distress shall come upon him?

Proverbs 1:28Then shall they call upon me, and I will not hear: they shall rise in the morning and shall not find me:

Isaiah 25:10dummy verses inserted by amos

Isaiah 41:15I have made thee as a new thrashing wain, with teeth like a saw: thou shall thrash the mountains, and break them in pieces: and shalt make the hills as chaff.

Malachi 4:3And you shall tread down the wicked when they shall be ashes under the sole of your feet in the day that I do this, saith the Lord of hosts.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:30-50

Grateful Remembrance of Past Deliverances; Confidence in the Divine Goodness. 29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 31 For who is God save the Lord ? or who is a rock save our God? 32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 34 He teacheth my hands to war,… Read the whole commentary →

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