Font Size
Psalm 18:35-42
The Message
Psalm 18:35-42
The Message
31-42 Is there any god like God?
Are we not at bedrock?
Is not this the God who armed me,
then aimed me in the right direction?
Now I run like a deer;
I’m king of the mountain.
He shows me how to fight;
I can bend a bronze bow!
You protect me with salvation-armor;
you hold me up with a firm hand,
caress me with your gentle ways.
You cleared the ground under me
so my footing was firm.
When I chased my enemies I caught them;
I didn’t let go till they were dead men.
I nailed them; they were down for good;
then I walked all over them.
You armed me well for this fight,
you smashed the upstarts.
You made my enemies turn tail,
and I wiped out the haters.
They cried “uncle”
but Uncle didn’t come;
They yelled for God
and got no for an answer.
I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind.
I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.
Psalm 18:35-42
New International Version
Psalm 18:35-42
New International Version
35 You make your saving help my shield,
and your right hand sustains(A) me;
your help has made me great.
36 You provide a broad path(B) for my feet,
so that my ankles do not give way.(C)
37 I pursued my enemies(D) and overtook them;
I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
38 I crushed them(E) so that they could not rise;(F)
they fell beneath my feet.(G)
39 You armed me with strength(H) for battle;
you humbled my adversaries(I) before me.
40 You made my enemies turn their backs(J) in flight,
and I destroyed(K) my foes.
41 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them(L)—
to the Lord, but he did not answer.(M)
42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(N)
I trampled them[a] like mud in the streets.
Footnotes
- Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out
The Message (MSG)
Copyright © 1993, 2002, 2018 by Eugene H. Peterson
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.