Psalms 18 · Verse 45

Psalms 18:45

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

Psalms 18:45, King James Version

Psalms 18:45 in other translations

BSB	Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
WEB	The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their strongholds.
ASV	The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
YLT	Sons of a stranger fade away, And are slain out of their close places.
DARBY	Strangers have faded away, and they come trembling forth from their close places.
BBE	They will be wasting away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
Webster	The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid from their close places.

What does Psalms 18:45 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 18:43-45

43-45. Not only does He conquer civil foes, but foreigners, who are driven from their places of refuge.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary

Verse 45 The strangers shall fade away - בני נכר beney nechar, the same persons mentioned above. They shall not be able to effect any thing against me; יבלו yibbolu, "they shall fall as the leaves fall off the trees in winter." And be afraid out of their close places - Those who have formed themselves into banditti, and have taken possession of rocks and fortified places, shall be so afraid when they hear of my successes, that they shall surrender at discretion, without standing a siege. Perhaps all these verbs should be understood in the perfect tense, for David is here evidently speaking of a kingdom at rest, all enemies having been subdued; or, as the title is, when the Lord Had delivered him from all his enemies.

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…

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Psalms 18:45 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

בְּנֵי\־be.nei-sons ofH1121

נֵכָ֥רne.KharforeignnessH5236

יִבֹּ֑לוּyi.Bo.luthey witherH5034

וְ֝יַחְרְג֗וּve.yach.re.Guand they may come tremblingH2727

מִֽמִּסְגְּרֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם\׃Mi.mis.ge.Ro.tei.Hemfrom strongholds theirH4526

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 18:45

Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the Lord our God, and shall fear because of thee.
James 1:11
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Revelation 6:16
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
Isaiah 24:4
The earth mourneth and fadeth away, the world languisheth and fadeth away, the haughty people of the earth do languish.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

strangers.
Isa 24:4; Mic 7:17; Jas 1:11
afraid.
Re 6:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

Psalms 18:44
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
Psalms 18:45
The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
Psalms 18:46
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.

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Psalms 18:45 in other languages

Spanish Reina-Valera 1909	Los extraños flaquearon, y tuvieron miedo desde sus encerramientos.
French Bible J.N. Darby 1885	Dès qu’ils ont entendu de leur oreille, ils m’ont obéi; les fils de l’étranger se sont soumis à moi en dissimulant.
German Elberfelder 1871	Die Söhne der Fremde sanken hin und zitterten hervor aus ihren Schlössern.