Psalms 18:45
Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
In Context
44At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
46Jehovah liveth — and blessed [is] my rock, And exalted is the God of my salvation.
Cross References
2 Samuel 8:2And he smiteth Moab, and measureth them with a line, causing them to lie down on the earth, and he measureth two lines to put to death, and the fulness of the line to keep alive, and the Moabites are to David for servants, bearers of a present.
Psalms 66:3Say to God, 'How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.
Isaiah 24:4Mourned, faded hath the land, Languished, faded hath the world, Languished have they — the high place of the people of the land.
James 1:11for the sun did rise with the burning heat, and did wither the grass, and the flower of it fell, and the grace of its appearance did perish, so also the rich in his way shall fade away!
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 →