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Psalm 18:39 KJV
Psalms · chapter 18 · verse 39
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.Psalm 18:39 · King James Version
Psalm 18:39 in context
37I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
38I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.
39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
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Key words (Strong's)
- strengthchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428 →
- subduedkâraʻto bend the kneeH3766 →
- girdedʼâzarto beltH247 →
- battlemilchâmâha battleH4421 →
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In these verses, I. David looks back, with thankfulness, upon the great things which God had done for him. He had not only wrought deliverance for him, but had given him victory and success, and made him triumph over those who thought to triumph over him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-50