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Psalms 18:44

42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

45 The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.

46 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God 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
When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
KJV
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
WEB
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
ASV
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.
DARBY
At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.
BLB
At the hearing of the ear, they listen to me; the sons of a foreigner feign obedience before me.
ÅB
Bare de hører om meg, blir de lydige mot meg;
fremmede kryper for meg.
OTB
Så snart de hører, adlyder de meg;
Fremmede underkaster seg meg.
B1930
Bare de hører om mig, blir de mig lydige; fremmede kryper for mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 66:3

    Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.

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  • Psalms 81:15

    The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

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  • 2 Samuel 22:44–46

    Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:29

    Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

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  • Psalms 68:30

    Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.

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  • Isaiah 62:8

    The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:

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  • 2 Samuel 1:13

    And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.

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  • Ezekiel 44:7

    In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.

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