Psalms 18:42
I pulverize them, with the result that they become like [MET] the dust that the wind blows away; I throw them out like [SIM] people throw dirt out into the streets.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
In Context
41They called out for someone to help them, but no one saved them.
Cross References
Job 27:9When they experience troubles, ◄will God hear them call out to him for help?/God certainly will not hear them call out to him for help.► [RHQ]
Proverbs 1:28Wisdom also says, “When foolish people call to me to help them, I will not answer them. They will search for me diligently/everywhere, but they will not find me.
Isaiah 25:10Yahweh [MTY] will protect and bless Jerusalem. But he will crush the people in the land of Moab; they will be like [SIM] straw that is trampled in the manure and left to rot.
Isaiah 41:15I will cause you to be like [MET] a ◄threshing sledge/big piece of metal that has sharp teeth for separating grain from chaff►. You will tear your enemies to bits, causing them to be like bits of chaff on the mountains.
Malachi 4:3At the time when I judge people, you will tread on wicked people as though [SIM] they were the dirt under your feet. That is what I, the Commander of the armies of angels, promise.
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 →