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Psalms 18:36-44
Psalms 18
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Psalms 18:36-44
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36
You gave me a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
37
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; and did not turn back until they were consumed.
38
I struck them down, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.
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For you girded me with strength for the battle; you made my assailants sink under me.
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You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and those who hated me I destroyed.
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They cried for help, but there was no one to save them; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
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I beat them fine, like dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets.
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You delivered me from strife with the peoples; you made me head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
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As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.
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Psalms 18:36-44 Meaning and Commentary
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John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
Psalms 18:36-44 In-Context
34
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand has supported me; your help has made me great.
36
You gave me a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip.
37
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; and did not turn back until they were consumed.
38
I struck them down, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.
39
For you girded me with strength for the battle; you made my assailants sink under me.
40
You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and those who hated me I destroyed.
41
They cried for help, but there was no one to save them; they cried to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
42
I beat them fine, like dust before the wind; I cast them out like the mire of the streets.
43
You delivered me from strife with the peoples; you made me head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
44
As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.
45
Foreigners lost heart, and came trembling out of their strongholds.
46
The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of my salvation,
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Gk Tg: Heb [people]
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