Psalms 18:39
And You gird me [with] strength for battle, || You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
In Context
38I strike them, and they are not able to rise, || They fall under my feet,
40As for my enemies—You have given to me the neck, || As for those hating me—I cut them off.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:40And You gird me [with] strength for battle, || You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
Psalms 18:32God—who is girding me [with] strength, || And He makes my way perfect.
Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How fearful Your works—By the abundance of Your strength, || Your enemies feign obedience to You.
Isaiah 45:14Thus said YHWH: “The labor of Egypt, || And the merchandise of Cush, || And of the Sebaim—men of measure, || Pass over to you, and they are yours, || They go after you, they pass over in chains, || And they bow themselves to you, || They pray to you: Surely God [is] in you, || And there is none else, no [other] God.”
Ezekiel 30:24And I have strengthened the arms of the king of Babylon, || And have given My sword into his hand, || And I have broken the arms of Pharaoh, || And he has groaned the groans of a pierced one—before him.
1 Corinthians 15:25For it is necessary for Him to reign until He may have put all the enemies under His feet.
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 →