Parallel Verses
NET Bible
You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.
New American Standard Bible
You have placed me as
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King James Version
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Holman Bible
You have appointed me the head of nations;
a people I had not known serve me.
International Standard Version
You rescued me from conflict with the people; you made me head of the nations. People who did not know me will serve me.
A Conservative Version
Thou have delivered me from the strivings of the people. Thou have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
American Standard Version
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; Thou hast made me the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Amplified
You have rescued me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as the head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
Bible in Basic English
You have made me free from the fightings of the people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
Darby Translation
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; thou hast made me the head of the nations: a people I knew not doth serve me.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou wilt deliver me from the contentions of the people; thou wilt set me for head of the nations: a people I knew not shall serve me.
King James 2000
You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; and you have made me the head of the nations: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
You rescued me from strife with people; you set me as head (over) nations. People I did not know served me;
Modern King James verseion
You have delivered Me from the strivings of the people; You have made Me the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known shall serve Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Thou shalt deliver me from the strivings of the people, and thou shalt make me the head of the Heathen. A people whom I have not known shall serve me. {TYNDALE: And thou deliveredst me from the dissension of my people, and keepest me to be a head over nations, for the people which I knew not became my servants.}
New Heart English Bible
You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
The Emphasized Bible
Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of a people, - didst appoint me to be the head of nations, A people I had not known, served me:
Webster
Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
World English Bible
You have delivered me from the strivings of the people. You have made me the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Youngs Literal Translation
Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of the people, Thou placest me for a head of nations, A people I have not known do serve me.
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:43
Prayers for Psalm 18:43
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
42 I grind them as fine windblown dust; I beat them underfoot like clay in the streets. 43 You rescue me from a hostile army; you make me a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects. 44 When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;
Names
Cross References
Isaiah 52:15
his form was so marred he no longer looked human -- so now he will startle many nations. Kings will be shocked by his exaltation, for they will witness something unannounced to them, and they will understand something they had not heard about.
Isaiah 55:5
Look, you will summon nations you did not previously know; nations that did not previously know you will run to you, because of the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, for he bestows honor on you.
2 Samuel 3:1
However, the war was prolonged between the house of Saul and the house of David. David was becoming steadily stronger, while the house of Saul was becoming increasingly weaker.
2 Samuel 8:1-18
Later David defeated the Philistines and subdued them. David took Metheg Ammah from the Philistines.
2 Samuel 2:9-10
He appointed him king over Gilead, the Geshurites, Jezreel, Ephraim, Benjamin, and all Israel.
2 Samuel 5:1-25
All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron saying, "Look, we are your very flesh and blood!
2 Samuel 10:1-19
Later the king of the Ammonites died and his son Hanun succeeded him.
2 Samuel 19:9
All the people throughout all the tribes of Israel were arguing among themselves saying, "The king delivered us from the hand of our enemies. He rescued us from the hand of the Philistines, but now he has fled from the land because of Absalom.
2 Samuel 22:44-46
You rescue me from a hostile army; you preserve me as a leader of nations; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.
Psalm 22:27-28
Let all the people of the earth acknowledge the Lord and turn to him! Let all the nations worship you!
Psalm 108:9
Moab is my wash basin. I will make Edom serve me. I will shout in triumph over Philistia."
Isaiah 49:6
he says, "Is it too insignificant a task for you to be my servant, to reestablish the tribes of Jacob, and restore the remnant of Israel? I will make you a light to the nations, so you can bring my deliverance to the remote regions of the earth."
Isaiah 49:22-23
This is what the sovereign Lord says: "Look I will raise my hand to the nations; I will raise my signal flag to the peoples. They will bring your sons in their arms and carry your daughters on their shoulders.
Hosea 1:10
However, in the future the number of the people of Israel will be like the sand of the sea which can be neither measured nor numbered. Although it was said to them, "You are not my people," it will be said to them, "You are children of the living God!"
Acts 5:31
God exalted him to his right hand as Leader and Savior, to give repentance to Israel and forgiveness of sins.
Romans 15:12
And again Isaiah says, "The root of Jesse will come, and the one who rises to rule over the Gentiles, in him will the Gentiles hope."
Romans 15:18
For I will not dare to speak of anything except what Christ has accomplished through me in order to bring about the obedience of the Gentiles, by word and deed,
Romans 16:26
but now is disclosed, and through the prophetic scriptures has been made known to all the nations, according to the command of the eternal God, to bring about the obedience of faith --
Ephesians 1:22
And God put all things under Christ's feet, and he gave him to the church as head over all things.
1 Peter 2:10
You once were not a people, but now you are God's people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.
Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven saying: "The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign for ever and ever."