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Psalms 18:39 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 18:39Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 18:397 words
HebrewMeaning
אֶ֭מְחָצֵ/םʾeməḥāṣēm
I shattered themverbH4272
pierce · smite · strike through · wound
וְ/לֹאwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יֻ֣כְלוּyukəlw
they were ableverbH3201
any at all · attain · can (away with · ) ···
ק֑וּםqwm
surely to riseverbH6965
accomplish · be clearer · confirm · continue ···
יִ֝פְּל֗וּyipəlw
they fellverbH5307
cast (down · self · out) · cease ···
תַּ֣חַתtaḥat
underpronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
רַגְלָֽ/יragəlāy
feet mynounH7272
be able to endure · according as · after · coming ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 18:39

To the end, for the servant of the Lord, David himself. 1. That is, for the strong of hand, Christ in His Manhood. “The words of this song which he spoke to the Lord on the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies, and of the hand of Saul; and he said, On the day when the Lord delivered him out of the hands of his enemies and of the hand of Saul:” namely, the king of the Jews, whom they had demanded for themselves. 1 Samuel 8:5 For as “David” is said…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 18 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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