Psalms 18:38 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 18:38

36 You enlarged my path under me,
^aSo my feet did not slip.

37 I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them;
Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

38 I have wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.

39 For You have¹ armed me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

40 You have also given me the necks of my enemies,
So that I destroyed those who hated me.

41 They cried out, but there was none to save;
^aEven to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

42 Then I beat them as fine as the dust before the wind;
I ^acast them out like dirt in the streets.

43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
^aYou have made me the head of the¹ nations;
^bA people I have not known shall serve me.

44 As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
The foreigners¹ submit to me.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 18:38

American Standard Version
I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.

Amplified® Bible
I smote them so that they were not able to rise; they fell wounded under my feet.

Contemporary English Version
I stuck my sword through my enemies, and they were crushed under my feet.

Darby English Version
I crushed them, and they were not able to rise: they fell under my feet.

Good News Bible
I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me.

King James Version
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

New American Standard Bible
I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.

New International Version
I crushed them so that they could not rise;
they fell beneath my feet.

New King James Version
I have wounded them,
So that they could not rise;
They have fallen under my feet.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
I shattered them, so that they could not rise; They fell under my feet.

Revised Standard Version
I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.

Young's Literal Translation
I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

New English Translation
I beat them¹ to death;² they fall at my feet.³