Psalms 18:44
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.”
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“When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.”
King James Version · Public Domain“As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 18:44 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 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.”
- 2 Samuel 1:13And David inquired of the young man who had brought him the report, “Where are you from?” “I am the son of a foreigner,” he answered. “I am an Amalekite.”
- 2 Samuel 22:44You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You.
- Psalms 68:30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
- Psalms 81:15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
- Isaiah 62:8The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled.
- Ezekiel 44:7In addition to all your other abominations, you brought in foreigners uncircumcised in both heart and flesh to occupy My sanctuary; you defiled My temple when you offered My food—the fat and the blood; you broke My covenant.
- Romans 10:16But not all of them welcomed the good news. For Isaiah says, “Lord, who has believed our message?”
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