Psalm 18:39

Translations

Modern

You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

Traditional

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

Literal

And You girded me with strength for the battle; those rising against me You bent down underneath me.

Latin

Et præcinxisti me virtute ad bellum, et supplantasti insurgentes in me subtus me.

Original

Hebrew

English

You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

Notes

Psalms 18:37–42

With help from the Divine Warrior, the psalmist experienced victory over his enemies.

Psalms 18:1–50

This psalm describes a royal story of God rescuing his king. A similar version of this psalm appears in 2 Samuel 22:1–51. The psalm encourages those who hear the earlier prayers for help in Psalms 16 and 17.

The psalmist describes the dramatic nature of God’s rescue in three different ways (Psalm 18:7–15, 16–19, 30–36). The psalm also offers hope that a future Son of David will completely defeat evil (Psalm 18:43–50; compare Psalm 2).

Psalms 15:1–19:14

The psalms in this section emphasize integrity and purity (Psalms 17:15; 18:20–26; 19:13–14). They describe people as living in God’s presence (Psalms 16:9–11; 17:15) and remaining steadfast (15:5; 16:8).

Theme notes and profiles

David Praise Psalms Royal Psalms Salvation in the Psalms The Poor and Needy in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

2 Samuel 22:40–41
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
Psalm 18:32
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”
1 Corinthians 15:25–28
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
Ephesians 1:22
And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church,
Psalm 34:21
Evil will slay the wicked, and the haters of the righteous will be condemned.
John 15:23
Whoever hates Me hates My Father as well.
1 Chronicles 22:18
“Is not the LORD your God with you, and has He not granted you rest on every side? For He has given the inhabitants of the land into my hand, and the land has been subdued before the LORD and His people.
Ezekiel 30:24–25
I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
Proverbs 8:36
But he who fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.”
Lamentations 5:5
We are closely pursued; we are weary and find no rest.
Philippians 3:21
…who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.

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