Focused Passage

Psalms 18:43-45

The LORD My Rock, Deliverer, and King

The psalm moves from David’s love and praise for the LORD as refuge, through the memory of deathly distress and divine rescue, into cosmic theophany, righteous vindication, renewed strength for battle, victory over enemies and nations, and final praise to the LORD who gives great victories to his king and shows unfailing love to David and his descendants forever.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

43 You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

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

45 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

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References and Original Words

Verse 43

Cross-references

Isaiah 55:5 Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 3:1 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:10 Classic cross-references Isaiah 52:15 Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 19:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

You have delivered me תְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮ H6403 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular from the strife מֵרִ֪יבֵ֫י H7379 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of the people עָ֥ם H5971 Noun - masculine singular You have made me תְּ֭שִׂימֵנִי H7760 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular the head לְרֹ֣אשׁ H7218 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct of nations גּוֹיִ֑ם H1471 Noun - masculine plural a people עַ֖ם H5971 Noun - masculine singular I had not לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle known יָדַ֣עְתִּי H3045 Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular shall serve me יַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃ H5647 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular

Verse 44

Cross-references

Psalms 66:3 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 10:5 Classic cross-references Psalms 81:15 Classic cross-references 1 Kings 21:29 Classic cross-references 2 Samuel 22:44 Classic cross-references

Original words

When they hear me לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע H8088 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct . . . אֹ֭זֶן H241 Noun - feminine singular they obey יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ H8085 Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural me לִ֑י Preposition | first person common singular foreigners בְּנֵֽי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . נֵ֝כָ֗ר H5236 Noun - masculine singular cower יְכַחֲשׁוּ־ H3584 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural before me לִֽי׃ Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 45

Cross-references

Micah 7:17 Classic cross-references

Original words

Foreigners בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct . . . נֵכָ֥ר H5236 Noun - masculine singular lose heart יִבֹּ֑לוּ H5034 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural and come trembling וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּ H2727 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural from their strongholds מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ H4526 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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