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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

43You 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.

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

45Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

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Verse 43

Cross-references

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

Original words

You have delivered meתְּפַלְּטֵנִי֮H6403Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularfrom the strifeמֵרִ֪יבֵ֫יH7379Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural constructof the peopleעָ֥םH5971Noun - masculine singularYou have made meתְּ֭שִׂימֵנִיH7760Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singularthe headלְרֹ֣אשׁH7218Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructof nationsגּוֹיִ֑םH1471Noun - masculine plurala peopleעַ֖םH5971Noun - masculine singularI had notלֹא־H3808Adverb - Negative particleknownיָדַ֣עְתִּיH3045Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularshall serve meיַֽעַבְדֽוּנִי׃H5647Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | first person common singular

Verse 44

Cross-references

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

Original words

When they hear meלְשֵׁ֣מַֽעH8088Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct. . .אֹ֭זֶןH241Noun - feminine singularthey obeyיִשָּׁ֣מְעוּH8085Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralmeלִ֑יPreposition | first person common singularforeignersבְּנֵֽי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .נֵ֝כָ֗רH5236Noun - masculine singularcowerיְכַחֲשׁוּ־H3584Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralbefore meלִֽי׃Preposition | first person common singular

Verse 45

Cross-references

Micah 7:17Classic cross-references

Original words

Foreignersבְּנֵי־H1121Noun - masculine plural construct. . .נֵכָ֥רH5236Noun - masculine singularlose heartיִבֹּ֑לוּH5034Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluraland come tremblingוְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּH2727Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine pluralfrom their strongholdsמִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃H4526Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural

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