2 Samuel 22:46
New International Version
They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.

New Living Translation
They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.

English Standard Version
Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses.

Berean Standard Bible
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

King James Bible
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

New King James Version
The foreigners fade away, And come frightened from their hideouts.

New American Standard Bible
“Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

NASB 1995
“Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

NASB 1977
“Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

Legacy Standard Bible
Foreigners fade away, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

Amplified Bible
“Foreigners lose heart; They come trembling out of their strongholds.

Christian Standard Bible
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications.

American Standard Version
The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.

Contemporary English Version
They have lost all courage and from their fortresses they come trembling.

English Revised Version
The strangers shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Foreigners will lose heart, although they are armed in their fortifications.

Good News Translation
They lose their courage and come trembling from their fortresses.

International Standard Version
Foreigners lost their courage, coming trembling from their strongholds.

Majority Standard Bible
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

NET Bible
Foreigners lose their courage; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds.

New Heart English Bible
they are not bound in chains.

Webster's Bible Translation
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall tremble from their close places.

World English Bible
The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Sons of a stranger fade away, "" And gird themselves by their close places.

Young's Literal Translation
Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.

Smith's Literal Translation
The sons of the stranger shall fail, and be girded from their enclosings.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The strangers are melted away, and shall be straitened in their distresses.

Catholic Public Domain Version
The foreigners flowed away, but they will be drawn together in their anguishes.

New American Bible
Their courage failed; they came trembling from their fortresses.

New Revised Standard Version
Foreigners lost heart, and came trembling out of their strongholds.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Strangers shall halt and be restrained from their ways.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The sons of foreigners shall be restrained from their streets and they shall be lame
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The sons of the stranger fade away, And come halting out of their close places.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The strange children shall be cast away, and shall be overthrown out of their hiding places.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
David's Song of Deliverance
45Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me. 46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds. 47The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—…

Cross References
Psalm 18:45
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

Deuteronomy 33:29
Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”

Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

Micah 7:17
They will lick the dust like a snake, like reptiles slithering on the ground. They will come trembling from their strongholds in the presence of the LORD our God; they will tremble in fear of You.

Psalm 66:3
Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.

Psalm 81:15
Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.

Isaiah 64:2
as fire kindles the brushwood and causes the water to boil, to make Your name known to Your enemies, so that the nations will tremble at Your presence!

Exodus 15:14-16
The nations will hear and tremble; anguish will grip the dwellers of Philistia. / Then the chiefs of Edom will be dismayed; trembling will seize the leaders of Moab; those who dwell in Canaan will melt away, / and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.

Joshua 2:9-11
and said to them, “I know that the LORD has given you this land and that the fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who dwell in the land are melting in fear of you. / For we have heard how the LORD dried up the waters of the Red Sea before you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites across the Jordan, whom you devoted to destruction. / When we heard this, our hearts melted and everyone’s courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in the heavens above and on the earth below.

Isaiah 2:10-11
Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty. / The proud look of man will be humbled, and the loftiness of men brought low; the LORD alone will be exalted in that day.

Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD; those who hope in Me will never be put to shame.”

Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy One of Israel.

Jeremiah 16:19
O LORD, my strength and my fortress, my refuge in the day of distress, the nations will come to You from the ends of the earth, and they will say, “Our fathers inherited nothing but lies, worthless idols of no benefit at all.

Philippians 2:10-11
that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, / and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Revelation 3:9
As for those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead, I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know that I love you.


Treasury of Scripture

Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

fade away

Isaiah 64:6
But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

James 1:11
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

out

Isaiah 2:19,21
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the LORD, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth…

Amos 9:3
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:

Micah 7:17
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.

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2 Samuel 22
1. David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings














Foreigners
The term "foreigners" in this context refers to those who are not part of the Israelite community, often seen as outsiders or enemies. In the Hebrew text, the word used is "נֵכָר" (nekhar), which denotes those who are alien or strange to the covenant people of God. Historically, Israel was surrounded by various nations that often opposed them, and this verse reflects the triumph of God's chosen people over these adversaries. Theologically, it underscores the idea that God's power and favor towards Israel would cause even the strongest of foreign nations to recognize His supremacy.

lose heart
The phrase "lose heart" is translated from the Hebrew "יָבֹלוּ" (yabolu), which conveys a sense of withering or fading away. This imagery suggests a loss of courage or morale, akin to a plant that withers under harsh conditions. In the biblical narrative, this reflects the demoralization of Israel's enemies in the face of God's mighty acts. It serves as a reminder of the spiritual truth that those who oppose God's will ultimately find their strength and resolve diminished.

and come trembling
The Hebrew word "חָרַד" (charad) is used here, meaning to tremble or quake with fear. This reaction is not merely physical but also emotional and spiritual, indicating a profound recognition of God's power and authority. In the ancient Near Eastern context, trembling was often associated with the presence of the divine or the realization of impending judgment. This phrase highlights the awe and fear that God's intervention can inspire in those who do not know Him.

from their strongholds
"Strongholds" refers to fortified places or secure positions, often used by enemies as a refuge or base of operations. The Hebrew word "מִבְצָר" (mivtsar) denotes a place of defense or protection. Historically, these strongholds were seen as impenetrable, yet the verse illustrates that even the most secure defenses are vulnerable to God's power. Spiritually, this can be interpreted as a metaphor for the false securities and idols that people rely on, which ultimately fail in the presence of the true God.

(46) Shall be afraid out of their close places.--The English here follows Psalm 18:45. but the Hebrew verbs differ by the transposition of a letter. This is probably a mere clerical error, but if it be retained the sense will be a little changed. The psalm means, came trembling from their fastnesses, representing the conquered as submitting with fear; the text here, came limping from their fastnesses, suggesting that the remnant of the enemy had already been injured and wounded.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Foreigners
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

lose heart
יִבֹּ֑לוּ (yib·bō·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5034: To wilt, to fall away, fail, faint, to be foolish, wicked, to despise, disgrace

and come trembling
וְיַחְגְּר֖וּ (wə·yaḥ·gə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2296: To gird, gird on, gird oneself

from their strongholds.
מִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃ (mim·mis·gə·rō·w·ṯām)
Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4526: Something enclosing, a margin, a stronghold


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