Psalm 18:33
New International Version
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.

New Living Translation
He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

English Standard Version
He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.

Berean Standard Bible
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

King James Bible
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

New King James Version
He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.

New American Standard Bible
He makes my feet like deer’s feet, And sets me up on my high places.

NASB 1995
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, And sets me upon my high places.

NASB 1977
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, And sets me upon my high places.

Legacy Standard Bible
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet, And sets me upon my high places.

Amplified Bible
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet [able to stand firmly and tread safely on paths of testing and trouble]; He sets me [securely] upon my high places.

Christian Standard Bible
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights.

American Standard Version
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: And setteth me upon my high places.

Contemporary English Version
You make my feet run as fast as those of a deer, and you help me stand on the mountains.

English Revised Version
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He makes my feet like those of a deer and gives me sure footing on high places.

Good News Translation
He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains.

International Standard Version
who makes my feet swift as the deer; who makes me stand on high places;

Majority Standard Bible
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

NET Bible
He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.

New Heart English Bible
He makes my feet like deer's feet, and sets me on my high places.

Webster's Bible Translation
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.

World English Bible
He makes my feet like deer’s feet, and sets me on my high places.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Making my feet like does, "" And on my high places causes me to stand.

Young's Literal Translation
Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand.

Smith's Literal Translation
Setting my feet as the hinds, and he will cause me to stand upon my heights.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who hath made my feet like the feet of harts: and who setteth me upon high places.

Catholic Public Domain Version
It is he who has perfected my feet, like the feet of deer, and who stations me upon the heights.

New American Bible
Who made my feet like a deer’s, and set me on the heights,

New Revised Standard Version
He made my feet like the feet of a deer, and set me secure on the heights.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
He makes my feet like hart's feet and sets me upon high places.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He makes my feet like the hart and he sets me upon high places.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who maketh my feet like hinds', And setteth me upon my high places;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
who strengthens my feet as hart's feet, and sets me upon high places.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The LORD is My Rock
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. 34He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.…

Cross References
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 Samuel 22:34
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

Isaiah 40:31
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.

Deuteronomy 32:13
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,

Isaiah 58:14
then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.

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.

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

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

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.

Psalm 91:13
You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.

Psalm 91:11-12
For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways. / They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.

Romans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.

1 Corinthians 10:13
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

Isaiah 35:6
Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

Job 39:27-28
Does the eagle soar at your command and make his nest on high? / He dwells on a cliff and lodges there; his stronghold is on a rocky crag.


Treasury of Scripture

He makes my feet like hinds' feet, and sets me on my high places.

maketh

2 Samuel 2:18
And there were three sons of Zeruiah there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.

high

Deuteronomy 32:13
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock;

Deuteronomy 33:29
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places.

2 Samuel 22:14
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

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Psalm 18
1. David praises God for his manifold and marvelous blessings














He makes my feet like those of a deer
This phrase draws from the Hebrew word "אַיָּלָה" (ayalah), which refers to a deer or hind, known for its agility and sure-footedness. In the rugged terrain of ancient Israel, deer were admired for their ability to navigate rocky and uneven landscapes with grace and confidence. This imagery suggests that God equips the believer with the ability to move through life's challenges with stability and poise. The deer’s feet symbolize swiftness and precision, indicating that God provides the necessary skills and strength to overcome obstacles.

and stations me upon the heights
The Hebrew word for "heights" is "בָּמָה" (bamah), which often refers to high places or elevated ground. In ancient times, high places were not only strategic military positions but also locations of safety and refuge. Spiritually, being stationed upon the heights signifies a position of advantage and perspective, where one can see clearly and avoid danger. This part of the verse emphasizes God's role in elevating the believer to a place of security and insight, where they can rise above the trials and tribulations of life. It reflects a divine empowerment that allows the faithful to stand firm and unshaken, regardless of the circumstances.

(33) This verse is borrowed in Habakkuk 3:19. For swiftness as an essential of a warrior in Oriental esteem comp. 2Samuel 1:23, and the invariable epithet in Homer's Iliad, "swift-footed Achilles." For "hind" comp. Genesis 49:21. Observe "his feet" in Samuel.

My high places.--With allusion to the mountain fortresses the poet had scaled and won.

Verse 33. - He maketh my feet like hinds' feet (comp. 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 12:8; Habakkuk 3:19). The Israelites reckoned swiftness of foot, agility, and endurance among the highest of warlike qualities. These qualities were needed especially in the pursuit of defeated enemies; and the rapidity of David's conquests (2 Samuel 5:6-10; 2 Samuel 8:1-14; 2 Samuel 10:15-20) must be ascribed to them mainly. And setteth me upon my high places; i.e. establishes me in the strongholds that command my extensive territory, and give me secure possession of it, as Zion, Rabbath-Ammon, Damascus, Petra, perhaps Zobah, Rehob, and others.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
He makes
מְשַׁוֶּ֣ה (mə·šaw·weh)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7737: To level, equalize, to resemble, to adjust

my feet
רַ֭גְלַי (raḡ·lay)
Noun - fdc | first person common singular
Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda

like the feet of a deer
כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת (kā·’ay·yā·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 355: A doe, female deer

and stations me
יַעֲמִידֵֽנִי׃ (ya·‘ă·mî·ḏê·nî)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

upon
וְעַ֥ל (wə·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the heights.
בָּ֝מֹתַ֗י (bā·mō·ṯay)
Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's 1116: An elevation


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