Psalm 18:40

40 You have also made my enemies ¹turn their backs to me, And I ²destroyed 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 shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.

39 For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

40 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me.

41 They cried for help, but there was none to save, Even to the LORD , but He did not answer them.

42 Then I beat them fine as the dust before the wind; I emptied them out as the mire of the streets.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 21:12
• 2. Psalms 94:23

Footnotes

• [a] Or "silenced"