Psalm 18:32
New International Version
It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.

New Living Translation
God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.

English Standard Version
the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.

Berean Standard Bible
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.

King James Bible
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

New King James Version
It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.

New American Standard Bible
The God who encircles me with strength, And makes my way blameless?

NASB 1995
The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless?

NASB 1977
The God who girds me with strength, And makes my way blameless?

Legacy Standard Bible
The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless?

Amplified Bible
The God who encircles me with strength And makes my way blameless?

Christian Standard Bible
God—he clothes me with strength and makes my way perfect.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God—He clothes me with strength and makes my way perfect.

American Standard Version
The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?

Contemporary English Version
You give me strength and guide me right.

English Revised Version
The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.

Good News Translation
He is the God who makes me strong, who makes my pathway safe.

International Standard Version
the God who clothes me with strength, and who makes my way upright;

Majority Standard Bible
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.

NET Bible
The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.

New Heart English Bible
the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way blameless?

Webster's Bible Translation
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

World English Bible
the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
God—who is girding me [with] strength, "" And He makes my way perfect.

Young's Literal Translation
God! who is girding me with strength, And He maketh perfect my way.

Smith's Literal Translation
God girding me with strength, and he will give my way blameless.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
God who hath girt me with strength; and made my way blameless.

Catholic Public Domain Version
It is God who has wrapped me with virtue and made my way immaculate.

New American Bible
This God who girded me with might, kept my way unerring,

New Revised Standard Version
the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
It is God that girds me with strength and makes my way perfect.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
God who girds me in power and gives my perfect way.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way straight;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
It is God that girds me with strength, and has made my way blameless:

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The LORD is My Rock
31For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? 32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear. 33He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.…

Cross References
Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

2 Samuel 22:33
God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear.

Isaiah 40:29-31
He gives power to the faint and increases the strength of the weak. / Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall. / But those who wait upon the LORD will renew their strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not faint.

Ephesians 6:10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me. / That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

Habakkuk 3:19
GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.

2 Timothy 4:17
But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message would be fully proclaimed, and all the Gentiles would hear it. So I was delivered from the mouth of the lion.

Isaiah 45:24
Surely they will say of Me, ‘In the LORD alone are righteousness and strength.’” All who rage against Him will come to Him and be put to shame.

Colossians 1:11
being strengthened with all power according to His glorious might so that you may have full endurance and patience, and joyfully

1 Corinthians 1:8
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.

1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

1 Chronicles 29:12
Both riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler over all. In Your hands are power and might to exalt and give strength to all.

Romans 16:25
Now to Him who is able to strengthen you by my gospel and by the proclamation of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery concealed for ages past

Isaiah 41:10
Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.


Treasury of Scripture

It is God that girds me with strength, and makes my way perfect.

Psalm 28:7
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.

Psalm 91:2
I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.

Psalm 93:1
The LORD reigneth, he is clothed with majesty; the LORD is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded himself: the world also is stablished, that it cannot be moved.

maketh

2 Samuel 22:33
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

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1. David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings














It is God
The phrase "It is God" establishes the centrality of the divine in the life of the believer. In Hebrew, the word for God here is "Elohim," which emphasizes God's power and might. This name for God is used throughout the Old Testament to denote His supreme authority and creative power. The acknowledgment that it is God who acts in our lives is foundational to a conservative Christian worldview, which holds that all good things come from the Lord and that He is sovereign over all creation.

who arms me with strength
The phrase "who arms me with strength" speaks to the divine empowerment that God provides to His followers. The Hebrew word for "arms" is "azar," which means to gird or equip. This implies that God not only provides strength but also prepares and equips His people for the challenges they face. The strength mentioned here is not merely physical but also spiritual and moral, enabling believers to stand firm in their faith and live righteously. This reflects the biblical theme that God is the source of all strength and that reliance on Him is essential for overcoming life's battles.

and makes my way clear
The phrase "and makes my way clear" indicates divine guidance and providence. The Hebrew word for "clear" is "tamim," which can also mean perfect or complete. This suggests that God not only guides but also perfects the path of the believer, ensuring that it aligns with His will and purpose. In a historical context, this reflects the journey of the Israelites, whom God led through the wilderness to the Promised Land. For Christians, this is a reminder that God directs our paths and that trusting in His guidance leads to a life that is fulfilling and aligned with His divine plan.

(32) The verse should run on closely from the last. The italics spoil it.

Girdeth.--The importance of the girdle in a country where the dress was loose and flowing is shown by many passages of Scripture. It is essential to the warrior as here (comp. Ephesians 6:14, and the Greek expression, "to be girt" = to be armed), but also for all active exertion.

Way.--Here, not of conduct, but the military path, the march. Notice the variation in Samuel.

Verse 32. - It is God that girdeth me with strength (comp. ver. 39). And maketh my way perfect. Keeps me, i.e., in the right way - the way of his commandments.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
[It is] God
הָ֭אֵל (hā·’êl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty

who arms me
הַמְאַזְּרֵ֣נִי (ham·’az·zə·rê·nî)
Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 247: To gird, encompass, equip

with strength
חָ֑יִל (ḥā·yil)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2428: A force, an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength

and makes
וַיִּתֵּ֖ן (way·yit·tên)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

my way
דַּרְכִּֽי׃ (dar·kî)
Noun - common singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

blameless.
תָּמִ֣ים (tā·mîm)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8549: Entire, integrity, truth


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