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2 Samuel 22:45

43 I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

44 You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.

46 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

47 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
KJV
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
WEB
The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
ASV
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
DARBY
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
BLB
Sons of a stranger submit to me; at the hearing of an ear, they listen to me.
ÅB
Fremmede kryper for meg; bare de hører om meg, blir de meg lydige.
OTB
Fremmede later som de adlyder meg;
Så snart de hører, adlyder de meg.
B1930
Fremmede kryper for mig; bare de hører om mig, blir de mig lydige.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 81:15

    Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

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  • Psalms 66:3

    Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

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  • Isaiah 56:6

    And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD to minister to Him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be His servants— all who keep the Sabbath without profaning it and who hold fast to My covenant—

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  • Acts 8:21–23

    You have no part or share in our ministry, because your heart is not right before God.

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  • Psalms 18:44–45

    When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

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  • Acts 8:13

    Even Simon himself believed and was baptized. He followed Philip closely and was astounded by the great signs and miracles he observed.

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  • Isaiah 56:3

    Let no foreigner who has joined himself to the LORD say, “The LORD will utterly exclude me from His people.” And let the eunuch not say, “I am but a dry tree.”

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