Psalm 18:40

40 And you {made my enemies turn their backs}, then I destroyed those [who] hated me.

Psalm 18:40 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:40

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies
Either to slay them, or to trample or put a yoke upon them; or rather the sense is, thou hast made them to fly before me, to turn their necks or backs unto me, as the word is used in ( Joshua 7:8 ) ; and it is expressive of an utter rout and vanquishing of them;

that I might destroy them that hate me;
they not being able to face him and stand against him.

Psalm 18:40 In-Context

38 I struck them and they were not able to stand up; they fell under my feet.

39 And you girded me [with] strength for the battle; [those] rising against me you made to kneel under me.

40 And you {made my enemies turn their backs}, then I destroyed those [who] hated me.

41 They cried out but there was no rescuer, [even] to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.

42 And I ground them like dust {in the wind}, I emptied them out like mud of [the] streets.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "turned to me my enemies' neck"