Psalms 18:39

18:39 You give me strength ¹  for battle;

you make my foes kneel before me. ² 

Psalms 18:48

18:48 He delivers me ³  from my enemies;

you snatch me away ⁴  from those who attack me; ⁵ 

you rescue me from violent men.

[18:39]  ¹ tn Heb “clothed me.” See v. 32.

[18:39]  ² tn Heb “you make those who rise against me kneel beneath me.”

[18:48]  ³ tn Heb “[the one who] delivers me.” 2 Sam 22:49 reads “and [the one who] brings me out.”

[18:48]  ⁴ tn Heb “lifts me up.” In light of the preceding and following references to deliverance, the verb רום probably here refers to being rescued from danger (see Ps 9:13). However, it could mean “exalt, elevate” here, indicating that the Lord has given the psalmist victory over his enemies and forced them to acknowledge the psalmist’s superiority (cf. NIV, NRSV).

[18:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “from those who rise against me.”