Psalms 18:36
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
Psalms 18:36 in other translations
| BSB | You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. |
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| WEB | You have enlarged my steps under me, My feet have not slipped. |
| ASV | Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. |
| YLT | Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden. |
| DARBY | Thou didst enlarge my steps under me, and mine ankles have not wavered. |
| BBE | You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet are kept from slipping. |
| Webster | Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. |
What does Psalms 18:36 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:33-36
33-36. God's help farther described. He gives swiftness to pursue or elude his enemies (Ha 3:19), strength, protection, and a firm footing.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 18:29-50
When we praise for one mercy, we must observe the many more, with which we have been compassed all our days. Many things had contributed to David's advancement, and he owns the hand of God in them all, to teach us to do likewise. In verse #(32), and the following verses, are the gifts of God to the spiritual warrior, whereby he is prepared for the contest, after the example of his victorious Leader. Learn that we…
Psalms 18:36 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 18:36
- Proverbs 4:12
When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and when thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
- 2 Samuel 22:37
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
- Job 36:16
Even so would he have removed thee out of the strait into a broad place, where there is no straitness; and that which should be set on thy table should be full of fatness.
- Psalms 4:1
To the chief Musician on Neginoth, A Psalm of David. Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress; have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
- Luke 12:50
But I have a baptism to be baptized with; and how am I straitened till it be accomplished!
- Job 18:7
The steps of his strength shall be straitened, and his own counsel shall cast him down.
- Luke 24:46-48
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. And ye are witnesses of these things.
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Context
- Psalms 18:35
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great.
- Psalms 18:36
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip.
- Psalms 18:37
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
Psalms 18:36 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Ensanchaste mis pasos debajo de mí, y no titubearon mis rodillas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tu m’as donné le bouclier de ton salut, et ta droite m’a soutenu, et ta débonnaireté m’a agrandi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Du machtest Raum meinen Schritten unter mir, und meine Knöchel haben nicht gewankt. |