Psalms 18:37

³⁵ You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

³⁶ You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

³⁸ I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

³⁹ You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

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.

Compare

BSB: I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
KJV: I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
WEB: I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. I won’t turn away until they are consumed.
ASV: I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
DARBY: I pursued mine enemies, and overtook them; and I turned not again till they were consumed.
BLB: I pursued my enemies and overtook them; and I did not turn back until they were consumed.

ÅB: Jeg forfølger fiendene mine og tar dem igjen,
og jeg vender ikke tilbake før jeg har gjort ende på dem.
OTB: Jeg forfulgte mine fiender og tok dem igjen,
Og jeg vendte ikke tilbake før de var ødelagt.
B1930: Jeg forfølger mine fiender og når dem, og jeg vender ikke tilbake før jeg har gjort ende på dem.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Isaiah 53:10–12
Yet it was the LORD’s will to crush Him and to cause Him to suffer; and when His soul is made a guilt offering, He will see His offspring, He will prolong His days, and the good pleasure of the LORD will prosper in His hand.
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Psalms 44:5
Through You we repel our foes; through Your name we trample our enemies.
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Psalms 37:20
But the wicked and enemies of the LORD will perish like the glory of the fields. They will vanish; like smoke they will fade away.
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Psalms 9:3
When my enemies retreat, they stumble and perish before You.
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Isaiah 63:1–6
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
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Revelation 19:19–20
Then I saw the beast and the kings of the earth with their armies assembled to wage war against the One seated on the horse, and against His army.
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Numbers 24:17–19
I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
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Psalms 118:11–12
They surrounded me on every side, but in the name of the LORD I cut them off.
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