Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
New American Standard Bible
Foreigners
King James Version
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
Holman Bible
as soon as they hear,
International Standard Version
When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.
American Standard Version
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.
Amplified
As soon as they hear me, they respond and obey me;
Foreigners feign obedience to me.
Bible in Basic English
From the time when my name comes to their ears they will be ruled by me: men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority.
Darby Translation
At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.
Julia Smith Translation
At the hearing of the ear they shall hear to me: sons of the stranger shall feign to me.
King James 2000
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
as soon as {they heard}, they obeyed me. [The] children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.
Modern King James verseion
As soon as they hear of Me, they shall obey Me; the sons of strangers shall bow down to Me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me, but the strange children dissemble with me. {TYNDALE: And the aliens crouched unto me, and obeyed me at a word.}
NET Bible
When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;
New Heart English Bible
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
The Emphasized Bible
At the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, the sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me:
Webster
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me.
World English Bible
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.
Youngs Literal Translation
At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 18:44
Verse Info
Context Readings
Praise For Deliverance
43 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. 44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me. 45 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.
Cross References
Psalm 66:3
Say to God, How awesome are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee.
Psalm 81:15
(The haters of LORD feign obedience to him, but their time is forever.)
Deuteronomy 33:29
Happy are thou, O Israel. Who is like thee, a people saved by LORD, the shield of thy help, and the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall submit themselves to thee, and thou shall tread upon their high places.
2 Samuel 1:13
And David said to the young man who told him, From where are thou? And he answered, I am the son of a sojourner, an Amalekite.
2 Samuel 22:44-46
Thou have also delivered me from the strivings of my people. Thou have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Psalm 68:30
Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, trampling under foot the pieces of silver. He has scattered the peoples that delight in war.
Isaiah 62:8
LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy grain to be food for thine enemies, and foreigners shall not drink thy new wine, for which thou have labored.
Ezekiel 44:7
in that ye have brought in foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to profane it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the blood. And they have broken my covenant, [to add
Romans 10:16-17
But not all were obedient to the good-news, for Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?