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43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people;
Thou [a]hast made me the head of the nations:
A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me;
The foreigners shall [b]submit themselves unto me.
45 The foreigners shall fade away,
And shall come trembling out of their close places.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:43 Or, wilt make
  2. Psalm 18:44 Or, yield feigned obedience. Hebrew lie.

43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.(A)
People I did not know(B) now serve me,
44     foreigners(C) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
45 They all lose heart;(D)
    they come trembling(E) from their strongholds.(F)

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