Psalms 18:42

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

King James Version

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Other Translations for Psalms 18:42

BSB

I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.

AKJV

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

CPDV

And I will crush them into dust before the face of the wind, so that I will obliterate them like the mud in the streets.

ERV

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.

NHEB

Then I ground them as fine as the dust on the surface of a path. Like the mud in the streets, I trampled them.

SMT

And I will beat them in pieces as dust upon the face of the wind: I will pour them out as the mire of the streets.

Word Study (Strong’s) for Psalms 18:42

ThendidIbeatH7833VerbthemsmallasthedustH6083Noun Masculine beforeH6440Noun MasculinethewindH7307Noun FeminineIdidcastthemoutH7324VerbasthedirtH2916Noun MasculineinthestreetsH2351Noun Masculine

Commentary for Psalms 18:42

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Barnes’ Notes Classic commentary from Albert Barnes Matthew Henry Commentary Classic commentary from Matthew Henry

Overview of Psalms 18:42

Summary

Enemies crushed into powder by victor

Event

Enemies defeated thoroughly

Estimated Time Period

c. 1000 BC