Parallel Verses
King James 2000
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the foreigners shall submit themselves unto 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.
A Conservative Version
As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves 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.
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 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. 44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the foreigners shall submit themselves unto me. 45 The foreigners shall fade away, and be frightened out of their fortresses.
Cross References
Psalm 66:3
Say unto God, How awesome are you in your works! through the greatness of your power shall your enemies submit themselves unto you.
Psalm 81:15
The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: and their fate should have endured forever.
Deuteronomy 33:29
Happy are you, O Israel: who is like unto you, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your excellency! and your enemies shall submit unto you; and you shall tread upon their high places.
2 Samuel 1:13
And David said unto the young man that told him, From where are you? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
2 Samuel 22:44-46
You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people, you have kept me to be head of the nations: a people whom I knew not shall serve me.
Psalm 68:30
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submits himself with pieces of silver: scatter you the people that delight in war.
Isaiah 62:8
The LORD has sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give your grain to be food for your enemies; and the sons of the foreigner shall not drink your wine, for which you have labored:
Ezekiel 44:7
In that you have brought into my sanctuary foreigners, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when you offer my food, the fat and the blood, and they have broken my covenant because of all your abominations.
Romans 10:16-17
But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Isaiah says, Lord, who has believed our report?