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Psalms 18:39

Psalms 18:39
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies,.... Either to slay them, or to trample or put a yoke upon them; or rather the sense is, thou hast made them to fly before me, to turn their necks or…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle - See the note at Psa 18:32. Compare Job 12:18; Pro 31:17. Thou hast subdued under me - Margin, as in Hebrew, caused to bow. That is, God had…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Psalms 18:29-50

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…