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Psalms 18:32

NETBible	The one true God¹ gives² me strength;³ he removes⁴ the obstacles in my way.⁵
NIV © biblegateway Psa 18:32	It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 18:32	The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless?
NLT © biblegateway Psa 18:32	God arms me with strength; he has made my way safe.
MSG © biblegateway Psa 18:32	Is not this the God who armed me, then aimed me in the right direction?
BBE © SABDAweb Psa 18:32	God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
NRSV © bibleoremus Psa 18:32	the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe.
NKJV © biblegateway Psa 18:32	It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
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KJV	[It is] God <0410> that girdeth <0247> (8764) me with strength <02428>_, and maketh <05414> (8799) my way <01870> perfect <08549>_.
NASB © biblegateway Psa 18:32	The God <0410> who girds <0247> me with strength <02428> And makes <05414> my way <01870> blameless <08549> ?
LXXM	(17:33) o <3588> T-NSM yeov <2316> N-NSM o <3588> T-NSM perizwnnuwn {V-PAPNS} me <1473> P-AS dunamin <1411> N-ASF kai <2532> CONJ eyeto <5087> V-AMI-3S amwmon <299> A-ASM thn <3588> T-ASF odon <3598> N-ASF mou <1473> P-GS
NET [draft] ITL	The one true God <0410> gives <0247> me strength <02428> ; he removes <05414> the obstacles <08549> in my way <01870> .
HEBREW	ykrd <01870> Mymt <08549> Ntyw <05414> lyx <02428> ynrzamh <0247> lah <0410> (18:32) <18:33>

NETBible

The one true God¹ gives² me strength;³ he removes⁴ the obstacles in my way.⁵

NET Notes

¹tn Heb “the God.” The prefixed article emphasizes the Lord’s distinctiveness as the one true God (cf. Deut 33:26). See v. 30.

²tn Heb “is the one who clothes.” For similar language see 1 Sam 2:4; Pss 65:6; 93:1. The psalmist employs a generalizing hymnic style in vv. 32-34; he uses participles in vv. 32a, 33a, and 34a to describe what God characteristically does on his behalf.

³tn 2 Sam 22:33 reads, “the God is my strong refuge.”

³sn Gives me strength. As the following context makes clear, this refers to physical and emotional strength for battle (see especially v. 39).

⁴tn The prefixed verbal form with vav (ו) consecutive here carries along the generalizing force of the preceding participle.

⁵tn Heb “he made my path smooth.” The Hebrew term תָּמִים (tamim, “smooth”) usually carries a moral or ethical connotation, “blameless, innocent.” However, in Ps 18:33 it refers to a pathway free of obstacles. The reality underlying the metaphor is the psalmist’s ability to charge into battle without tripping (see vv. 33, 36).