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New King James Version
2 Samuel 22:40
For You have armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose against me.
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Christian Standard Bible®
You have clothed me with strength for battle;you subdue my adversaries beneath me.
You have clothed me with strength for battle;you subdue my adversaries beneath me.
Hebrew Names Version
For you have girded me with strength to the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
For you have girded me with strength to the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
King James Version
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
Lexham English Bible
You have girded me with physical strength for the battle; you caused those who rose up against me to kneel under me.
You have girded me with physical strength for the battle; you caused those who rose up against me to kneel under me.
English Standard Version
For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me.
For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me.
New Century Version
You gave me strength in battle. You made my enemies bow before me.
You gave me strength in battle. You made my enemies bow before me.
New English Translation
You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.
You give me strength for battle; you make my foes kneel before me.
Amplified Bible
"For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who stood against me.
"For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who stood against me.
New American Standard Bible
"For You have encircled me with strength for battle; You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me.
"For You have encircled me with strength for battle; You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For thou hast girded me with power to battell, and them that arose against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
For thou hast girded me with power to battell, and them that arose against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
Legacy Standard Bible
For You have girded me with strength for battle;You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
For You have girded me with strength for battle;You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
Contemporary English Version
You helped me win victories and forced my attackers to fall victim to me.
You helped me win victories and forced my attackers to fall victim to me.
Complete Jewish Bible
"For you braced me with strength for the battle and bent down my adversaries beneath me.
"For you braced me with strength for the battle and bent down my adversaries beneath me.
Darby Translation
And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
Easy-to-Read Version
Lord, you made me strong in battle. You made my enemies fall before me.
Lord, you made me strong in battle. You made my enemies fall before me.
George Lamsa Translation
Thou hast girded me with strength for the battle; thou hast made them that rise up against me to be subdued under me.
Thou hast girded me with strength for the battle; thou hast made them that rise up against me to be subdued under me.
Good News Translation
You give me strength for the battle and victory over my enemies.
You give me strength for the battle and victory over my enemies.
Literal Translation
Yea, You girded me with might for battle; You caused those rising against me to bow under me.
Yea, You girded me with might for battle; You caused those rising against me to bow under me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou hast girded me with strength to ye battayll, and hast subdued them vnder me yt rose vp agaynst me.
Thou hast girded me with strength to ye battayll, and hast subdued them vnder me yt rose vp agaynst me.
American Standard Version
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Bible in Basic English
For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.
For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou hast gyrded me about with might to battayle: and them that rose against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
Thou hast gyrded me about with might to battayle: and them that rose against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
King James Version (1611)
For thou hast girded mee with strength to battel: them that rose vp against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
For thou hast girded mee with strength to battel: them that rose vp against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou shalt strengthen me with power for the war; thou shalt cause them that rise up against me to bow down under me.
And thou shalt strengthen me with power for the war; thou shalt cause them that rise up against me to bow down under me.
English Revised Version
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Berean Standard Bible
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou hast gird me with strengthe to batel; thou hast bowid vnder me hem that ayenstoden me.
Thou hast gird me with strengthe to batel; thou hast bowid vnder me hem that ayenstoden me.
Young's Literal Translation
And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
Update Bible Version
For you have girded me with strength to the battle; You have subdued under me those that rose up against me.
For you have girded me with strength to the battle; You have subdued under me those that rose up against me.
Webster's Bible Translation
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
World English Bible
For you have girded me with strength to the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
For you have girded me with strength to the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
New Living Translation
You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.
New Life Bible
For You have dressed me with strength for battle. You have put under me those who came against me.
For You have dressed me with strength for battle. You have put under me those who came against me.
New Revised Standard
For you girded me with strength for the battle; you made my assailants sink under me.
For you girded me with strength for the battle; you made my assailants sink under me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, - thou subduedst mine assailants under me:
Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, - thou subduedst mine assailants under me:
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.
Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.
Revised Standard Version
For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; thou didst make my assailants sink under me.
For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; thou didst make my assailants sink under me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
"For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
Contextual Overview
2 And he said: Psalms 18">[fn] "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; 3 The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence. 4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies. 5 "When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid. 6 The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. 7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears. 8 "Then the earth shook and trembled;The foundations of heaven Psalms 18:7).">[fn] quaked and were shaken,Because He was angry. 9 Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. 10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet. 11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew;And He was seen Psalms 18:10); Targum reads He spoke with power.">[fn] upon the wings of the wind.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
girded: 1 Samuel 17:49-51, 1 Samuel 23:5, Psalms 18:32, Psalms 18:39, Isaiah 45:5, Colossians 1:11
them: Psalms 44:5, Psalms 144:2
subdued: Heb. caused to bow, Isaiah 60:14, Revelation 5:9
Reciprocal: Psalms 89:23 - I will
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
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