Psalms 18:40
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
Psalms 18:40 in other translations
| BSB | You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me. |
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| WEB | You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me. |
| ASV | Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me. |
| YLT | As to mine enemies--Thou hast given to me the neck, As to those hating me--I cut them off. |
| DARBY | And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, and those that hated me I destroyed. |
| BBE | By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off. |
| Webster | Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. |
What does Psalms 18:40 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:37-41
37-41. In actual conflict, with God's aid, the defeat of his enemies is certain. A present and continued success is expressed.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
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 18:40 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 18:40
- Psalms 21:12
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
- Psalms 94:23
And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.
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Context
- Psalms 18:39
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
- Psalms 18:40
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
- Psalms 18:41
They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
Psalms 18:40 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y dísteme la cerviz de mis enemigos, y destruí á los que me aborrecían. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et tu m’as ceint de force pour le combat; tu as courbé sous moi ceux qui s’élevaient contre moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und du hast mir gegeben den Rücken meiner Feinde; und meine Hasser, ich vernichtete sie. |