Psalms 18:39
And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Causest my withstanders to bow under me.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
38I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,
40As to mine enemies — Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me — I cut them off.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:40And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
Psalms 18:32God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way.
Psalms 66:3Say to God, 'How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.
Isaiah 45:14Thus said Jehovah, 'The labour of Egypt, And the merchandise of Cush, And of the Sebaim — men of measure, Unto thee pass over, and thine they are, After thee they go, in fetters they pass over, And unto thee they bow themselves, Unto thee they pray: Only in thee [is] God, And there is none else, no [other] God.
Ezekiel 30:24And strengthened the arms of the king of Babylon, And I have given My sword into his hand, And I have broken the arms of Pharaoh, And he hath groaned the groans of a pierced one — before him.
1 Corinthians 15:25for it behoveth him to reign till 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 →