Psalm 18:38
New International Version
I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.

New Living Translation
I struck them down so they could not get up; they fell beneath my feet.

English Standard Version
I thrust them through, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.

Berean Standard Bible
I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

King James Bible
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

New King James Version
I have wounded them, So that they could not rise; They have fallen under my feet.

New American Standard Bible
I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.

NASB 1995
I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.

NASB 1977
I shattered them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.

Legacy Standard Bible
I crushed them, so that they were not able to rise; They fell under my feet.

Amplified Bible
I shattered them so that they were not able to rise; They fell [wounded] under my feet.

Christian Standard Bible
I crush them, and they cannot get up; they fall beneath my feet.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I crush them, and they cannot get up; they fall beneath my feet.

American Standard Version
I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.

Contemporary English Version
I stuck my sword through my enemies, and they were crushed under my feet.

English Revised Version
I will smite them through that they shall not be able to rise: they shall fall under my feet.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I wounded them so badly that they were unable to get up. They fell under my feet.

Good News Translation
I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me.

International Standard Version
I struck them down, so they are not able to rise up; they fell under my feet.

Majority Standard Bible
I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

NET Bible
I beat them to death; they fall at my feet.

New Heart English Bible
I struck them through, so that they did not rise. They fell beneath my feet.

Webster's Bible Translation
I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet.

World English Bible
I will strike them through, so that they will not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
I strike them, and they are not able to rise, "" They fall under my feet,

Young's Literal Translation
I smite them, and they are not able to rise, They fall under my feet,

Smith's Literal Translation
I will smite them through and through, and they shall not be able to rise: they shall fall under my feet.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
I will break them, and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet.

Catholic Public Domain Version
I will break them, and they will not be able to stand. They will fall under my feet.

New American Bible
I decimated them; they could not rise; they fell at my feet.

New Revised Standard Version
I struck them down, so that they were not able to rise; they fell under my feet.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
I will smite them so that they shall not be able to stand; they shall fall under my feet.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
I shall assault them and they will not be able to stand and they will fall under my feet.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
I have smitten them through, so that they are not able to rise; They are fallen under my feet.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
I will dash them to pieces and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The LORD is My Rock
37I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. 38I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. 39You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.…

Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:41-42
when I sharpen My flashing sword, and My hand grasps it in judgment, I will take vengeance on My adversaries and repay those who hate Me. / I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”

2 Samuel 22:38-39
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. / I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

Isaiah 63:3-6
“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained. / For the day of vengeance was in My heart, and the year of My redemption had come. / I looked, but there was no one to help; I was appalled that no one assisted. So My arm brought Me salvation, and My own wrath upheld Me. ...

Jeremiah 25:33
Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.

Revelation 19:15-21
And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty. / And He has a name written on His robe and on His thigh: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS. / Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, ...

Joshua 10:10-11
And the LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great slaughter at Gibeon, pursued them along the ascent to Beth-horon, and struck them down as far as Azekah and Makkedah. / As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites.

1 Samuel 17:46-51
This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel. / And all those assembled here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves; for the battle is the LORD’s, and He will give all of you into our hands.” / As the Philistine started forward to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him. ...

Isaiah 10:16-19
Therefore the Lord GOD of Hosts will send a wasting disease among Assyria’s stout warriors, and under his pomp will be kindled a fire like a burning flame. / And the Light of Israel will become a fire, and its Holy One a flame. In a single day it will burn and devour Assyria’s thorns and thistles. / The splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man. ...

Ezekiel 39:17-20
And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk. ...

Micah 5:8-9
Then the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them. / Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.

Nahum 3:3
Charging horseman, flashing sword, shining spear; heaps of slain, mounds of corpses, dead bodies without end—they stumble over their dead—

Zechariah 14:12-13
And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. / On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.

Matthew 22:44
‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’

Luke 19:27
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”

Romans 16:20
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.


Treasury of Scripture

I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

1 Samuel 17:49-51
And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead; and he fell upon his face to the earth…

1 Samuel 23:5
So David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their cattle, and smote them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.

1 Samuel 30:17
And David smote them from the twilight even unto the evening of the next day: and there escaped not a man of them, save four hundred young men, which rode upon camels, and fled.

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I crushed them
The phrase "I crushed them" reflects a decisive victory over enemies, emphasizing the totality of the defeat. The Hebrew root for "crushed" is "רָצַץ" (ratsats), which conveys breaking or shattering. This imagery is powerful, suggesting not just a simple defeat but a complete and overwhelming destruction. In the historical context of King David, who is traditionally credited with this psalm, it reflects his military triumphs and God's empowerment in those victories. Spiritually, it symbolizes the believer's triumph over sin and spiritual adversaries through God's strength.

so they could not rise
This phrase underscores the permanence of the defeat. The Hebrew word "קוּם" (qum) means to rise or stand up. In the context of ancient warfare, ensuring that an enemy could not rise again was crucial for securing peace and safety. For Christians, this can be seen as an assurance that through Christ, the power of sin and death is permanently defeated, and believers can live in the victory that Christ has secured.

they fell beneath my feet
The imagery of enemies falling beneath one's feet is a common biblical metaphor for total subjugation and victory. The Hebrew word "נָפַל" (naphal) means to fall or be cast down. This phrase not only signifies defeat but also the authority and dominion given to the victor. In a spiritual sense, it reflects the authority believers have in Christ over spiritual forces of darkness. Historically, it echoes the ancient Near Eastern practice where victors would place their feet on the necks of their defeated foes, symbolizing complete dominance.

Verse 38. - I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet. It is remarkable that the nations which David subdued scarcely ever, while he lived, rose up again in revolt.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
I crushed them
אֶ֭מְחָצֵם (’em·ḥā·ṣêm)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's 4272: To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy

so they could not
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

rise;
ק֑וּם (qūm)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6965: To arise, stand up, stand

they have fallen
יִ֝פְּל֗וּ (yip·pə·lū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

under
תַּ֣חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

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


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