He subdues nations beneath us, and peoples under our feet.
Parallel translations
- WEB He subdues nations under us, and peoples under our feet.
- KJV He shall subdue the people under us, and the nations under our feet.
- NKJV He will subdue the peoples under us, And the nations under our feet.
- NASB He subdues peoples under us And nations under our feet.
- NLT He subdues the nations before us, putting our enemies beneath our feet.
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Quick answer
God subdues nations and peoples under His people's feet. It matters because victory over enemies is God's gracious doing on behalf of His own.
Overview
The psalm celebrates God granting His people dominion over hostile nations. This reflects His covenant favor in giving them their inheritance. Read in light of Christ, it points to the triumph of God's kingdom and the day when all opposition is placed beneath the feet of the King and His redeemed people.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- 1 Cor 15:25For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
- Ps 18:47the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
- Ps 81:14how soon I would subdue their enemies and turn My hand against their foes!
- Ps 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
- Deut 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.”
- Josh 10:24–25When they had brought the kings to Joshua, he summoned all the men of Israel and said to the army commanders who had accompanied him, “Come here and put your feet on the necks of these kings.” So the commanders came forward and put their feet on their necks.
- Phil 3:21who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Josh 21:44And the LORD gave them rest on every side, just as He had sworn to their fathers. None of their enemies could stand against them, for the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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Christ at the center
The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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