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they fell beneath my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/18.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/18.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/18.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/18.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/18.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/18.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/18.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />I crushed them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/18.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />I shattered them so that they were not able to rise; They fell [wounded] under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/18.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I crush them, and they cannot get up; they fall beneath my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/18.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I crush them, and they cannot get up; they fall beneath my feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/18.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/18.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I stuck my sword through my enemies, and they were crushed under my feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/18.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will smite them through that they shall not be able to rise: they shall fall under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/18.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />I wounded them so badly that they were unable to get up. They fell under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/18.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/18.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />I struck them down, so they are not able to rise up; they fell under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/18.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/18.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I beat them to death; they fall at my feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/18.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />I struck them through, so that they did not rise. They fell beneath my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/18.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/18.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/18.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I strike them, and they are not able to rise, "" They fall under my feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/18.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/18.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will smite them through and through, and they shall not be able to rise: they shall fall under my feet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/18.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will break them, and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/18.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 17:39>I will break them, and they will not be able to stand. They will fall under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/18.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I decimated them; they could not rise; they fell at my feet. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/18.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />I struck them down, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/18.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />I will smite them so that they shall not be able to stand; they shall fall under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/18.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I shall assault them and they will not be able to stand and they will fall under my feet.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/18.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise; They are fallen under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/18.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will dash them to pieces and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/18-38.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1757" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">The LORD is My Rock</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">37</span>I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. <span class="reftext">38</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4272.htm" title="4272: ’em·ḥā·ṣêm (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy.">I crushed them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">so they could not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yuḵ·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: qūm (V-Qal-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">rise;</a> <a href="/hebrew/5307.htm" title="5307: yip·pə·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall, lie. A primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications.">they have fallen</a> <a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">under</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lāy (N-fdc:: 1cs) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">my feet.</a> </span><span class="reftext">39</span>You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-41.htm">Deuteronomy 32:41-42</a></span><br />when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. / I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-38.htm">2 Samuel 22:38-39</a></span><br />I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. / I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Isaiah 63:3-6</a></span><br />“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. / For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come. / I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a></span><br />Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15-21</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. / And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. / Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Joshua 10:10-11</a></span><br />And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. / As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46-51</a></span><br />This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” / As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-16.htm">Isaiah 10:16-19</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame. / And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles. / The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Ezekiel 39:17-20</a></span><br />And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-8.htm">Micah 5:8-9</a></span><br />Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them. / Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-3.htm">Nahum 3:3</a></span><br />Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-12.htm">Zechariah 14:12-13</a></span><br />And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. / On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-44.htm">Matthew 22:44</a></span><br />‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-27.htm">Luke 19:27</a></span><br />And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/16-20.htm">Romans 16:20</a></span><br />The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/17-49.htm">1 Samuel 17:49-51</a></b></br> And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang <i>it</i>, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/23-5.htm">1 Samuel 23:5</a></b></br> So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/30-17.htm">1 Samuel 30:17</a></b></br> And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/42-2.htm">Able</a> <a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/psalms/10-10.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/psalms/18-36.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/job/29-22.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/psalms/3-7.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/job/38-40.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/10-18.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/job/26-12.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/job/9-17.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Able</a> <a href="/psalms/45-5.htm">Beneath</a> <a href="/psalms/18-42.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/psalms/20-8.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/20-8.htm">Fallen</a> <a href="/psalms/18-39.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/27-2.htm">Fell</a> <a href="/psalms/18-48.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/48-7.htm">Shattered</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/psalms/38-8.htm">Smitten</a> <a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Thrust</a> <a href="/psalms/55-4.htm">Wounded</a> <a href="/psalms/38-5.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 18</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/18-1.htm">David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/18.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/18.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>I crushed them so they could not rise;</b><br>This phrase reflects the complete and decisive victory over enemies, a common theme in the Psalms where God empowers His people to overcome adversaries. The imagery of crushing suggests total defeat, leaving the enemies powerless to recover. This can be seen as a fulfillment of God's promises to protect and deliver His people, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Deuteronomy 28:7</a>, where God promises that enemies will be defeated before Israel. The language of crushing also echoes the prophecy in <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a>, where the seed of the woman will crush the serpent's head, symbolizing ultimate victory over evil. This can be seen as a type of Christ, who through His death and resurrection, defeated sin and death, ensuring that His enemies cannot rise against Him.<p><b>they have fallen under my feet.</b><br>The imagery of enemies falling under one's feet signifies complete subjugation and authority over them. In ancient Near Eastern culture, placing one's foot on the neck of a defeated enemy was a symbolic act of victory and dominance. This phrase can be connected to <a href="/joshua/10-24.htm">Joshua 10:24</a>, where Joshua commands his commanders to put their feet on the necks of the captured kings, symbolizing God's deliverance and the Israelites' triumph. In a messianic context, this foreshadows Christ's ultimate victory over all His enemies, as seen in <a href="/1_corinthians/15-25.htm">1 Corinthians 15:25</a>, where it is stated that He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet. This victory is not just physical but spiritual, indicating the comprehensive nature of Christ's reign and the assurance of His ultimate triumph.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/18.htm">Psalm 18</a>, David is expressing his gratitude and praise to God for delivering him from his enemies. This psalm is a song of victory and thanksgiving.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The adversaries of David, who sought to harm him. In a broader sense, they represent any forces of evil or opposition against God's people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The overarching event in this psalm is God's intervention and deliverance of David from his enemies, showcasing God's power and faithfulness.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_empowerment_for_victory.htm">God's Empowerment for Victory</a></b><br>Just as God empowered David to overcome his enemies, He empowers believers today to overcome spiritual battles. Trust in God's strength rather than your own.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_deliverance.htm">The Certainty of God's Deliverance</a></b><br>David's confidence in God's deliverance is a reminder that God is faithful to His promises. Reflect on past victories as a testament to God's faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_faith_in_overcoming_challenges.htm">The Role of Faith in Overcoming Challenges</a></b><br>David's faith in God was crucial to his victory. Strengthen your faith through prayer, scripture, and fellowship with other believers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare_awareness.htm">Spiritual Warfare Awareness</a></b><br>Recognize that believers are in a spiritual battle. Equip yourself with the Word of God and prayer to stand firm against the enemy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_victory.htm">Humility in Victory</a></b><br>Acknowledge that victories come from God, not personal strength or wisdom. Give glory to God for every triumph.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_18.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 18</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/end_times__major_revival_coming.htm">What does the Bible say about Death and Hades?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_a_loving_god_allow_suffering.htm">How does a loving God allow suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_rule_with_oppression.htm">How can we reconcile God's ultimate kingship with the continuing oppression seen throughout history? (Psalm 10:16-18)</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_jesus'_bodily_resurrection.htm">What is the bodily resurrection of Jesus?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/18.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 38.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet</span>. It is remarkable that the nations which David subdued scarcely ever, while he lived, rose up again in revolt. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/18-38.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">I crushed them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶ֭מְחָצֵם</span> <span class="translit">(’em·ḥā·ṣêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4272.htm">Strong's 4272: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so they could not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">rise;</span><br /><span class="heb">ק֑וּם</span> <span class="translit">(qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they have fallen</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֝פְּל֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yip·pə·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5307.htm">Strong's 5307: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall, lie</span><br /><br /><span class="word">under</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֣חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">my feet.</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/18-38.htm">Psalm 18:38 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 18:38 I will strike them through so that (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/18-37.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 18:37"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:37" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/18-39.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 18:39"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 18:39" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>