For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
Parallel translations
- KJV For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
- BSB You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
- NKJV For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me.
- NASB “For You have encircled me with strength for battle; You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me.
- NLT You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
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Cross-references & the web
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- Ps 44:5Through you, will we push down our adversaries. Through your name, will we tread them under who rise up against us.
- Ps 18:39For you have armed me with strength to the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
- Ps 18:32the God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
- Isa 60:14The sons of those who afflicted you will come bowing to you; and all those who despised you will bow themselves down at the soles of your feet. They will call you Yahweh’s City, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
- Col 1:11strengthened with all power, according to the might of his glory, for all endurance and perseverance with joy;
- Rev 5:9They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,
- 1 Sam 23:5David and his men went to Keilah, and fought with the Philistines, and brought away their livestock, and killed them with a great slaughter. So David saved the inhabitants of Keilah.
- Isa 45:5I am Yahweh, and there is no one else. Besides me, there is no God. I will strengthen you, though you have not known me;
- Ps 144:2my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge; who subdues my people under me.
- 1 Sam 17:49–51David put his hand in his bag, took a stone, and slung it, and struck the Philistine in his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the earth.
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