Psalm 18:39 {17:40}
Good News Translation
You give me strength for the battle and victory over my enemies.

New Revised Standard Version
For you girded me with strength for the battle; you made my assailants sink under me.

Contemporary English Version
You helped me win victories, and you forced my attackers to fall victim to me.

New American Bible
You girded me with valor for war, subjugated my opponents beneath me.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou hast girded me with strength unto battle; and hast subdued under me them that rose up against me.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And thou hast girded me with strength unto battle; and hast subdued under me them that rose up against me.

girded

Psalm 18:32 God, who hath girt me with strength; and made my way blameless.

Ezekiel 30:24,25 And I will strengthen the arms of the king of Babylon, and will put my sword in his hand: and I will break the arms of Pharao, and they shall groan bitterly being slain before his face. . . .

subdued [heb.

Psalm 66:3 Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee.

2 Samuel 22:40 Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.

1 Chronicles 22:18 Saying: You see, that the Lord your God is with you, and hath given you rest round about, and hath delivered all your enemies into your hands, and the land is subdued before the Lord, and before his people.

Isaiah 45:14 Thus saith the Lord: The labour of Egypt, and the merchandise of Ethiopia, and of Sabaim, men of stature shall come over to thee, and shall be thine: they shall walk after thee, they shall go bound with manacles: and they shall worship thee, and shall make supplication to thee: only in thee is God, and there is no God besides thee.

1 Corinthians 15:25-28 For he must reign, until he hath put all his enemies under his feet. . . .

Ephesians 1:22 And he hath subjected all things under his feet and hath made him head over all the church,

Philippians 3:21 Who will reform the body of our lowness, made like to the body of his glory, according to the operation whereby also he is able to subdue all things unto himself.

necks

Lamentations 5:5 We were dragged by the necks, we were weary and no rest was given us.

that

Psalm 34:21 The death of the wicked is very evil: and they that hate the just shall be guilty.

2 Samuel 22:41 My enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me: them that hated me, and I shall destroy them.

Proverbs 8:36 Wisdom hath built herself a house, she hath hewn her out seven pillars.

John 15:23 He that hateth me hateth my Father also.

Context
The LORD is My Rock
38I will break them, and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet. 39And thou hast girded me with strength unto battle; and hast subdued under me them that rose up against me.40And thou hast made my enemies turn their back upon me, and hast destroyed them that hated me.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:4
The bow of the mighty is overcome, and the weak are girt with strength.

Psalm 18:32
God, who hath girt me with strength; and made my way blameless.

Psalm 18:47
O God, who avengest me, and subduest the people under me, my deliverer from my enraged enemies.

Psalm 144:2
My mercy, and my refuge: my support, and my deliverer: My protector, and I have hoped in him: who subdueth my people under me.

Isaiah 45:5
I am the Lord, and there is none else: there is no God besides me: I girded thee, and thou hast not known me:

Jeremiah 46:15
Why are thy valiant men come to nothing? they stood not: because the Lord hath overthrown them.

Psalm 18:38
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