Psalms 18:44

In 11 translations

BSB

When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

KJV

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.As soon…: Heb. At the hearing of the earsubmit…: or, yield feigned obediencestrangers: Heb. sons of the stranger

WEB

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

ASV

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

LSV

At the hearing of the ear they listen to me, || Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

YLT

At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

DBY

At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.

DRC17:45

A people, which I knew not, hath served me: at the hearing of the ear they have obeyed me.

GNV

As soone as they heare, they shall obey me: the strangers shall be in subiection to me.

JPS18:45

As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.

LXXE17:45

at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me: the strange children lied to me.Or, feigned obedience.

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Original-language editions

WLC18:45

לְשֵׁ֣מַֽע אֹ֭זֶן יִשָּׁ֣מְעוּ לִ֑י בְּנֵֽי־נֵ֝כָ֗ר יְכַחֲשׁוּ־לִֽי׃KJV:Ps.18.44

LXX-Br17:45

εἰς ἀκοὴν ὠτίου ὑπήκουσέ μοι· υἱοὶ ἀλλότριοι ἐψεύσαντό μοι,

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
• Psalms 81:15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
• Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed 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.”
• 2 Samuel 22:44–46You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me. Foreigners lose…
• Ezekiel 44:7In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My…
• Romans 10:16–17But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?” Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
• 2 Samuel 1:13And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
• Isaiah 62:8The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
• Psalms 68:30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.

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