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Good News Translation

Psalms 18:37

I pursue my enemies and catch them; I do not stop until I destroy them.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Fire;   Psalms, the Book of;   War;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Apocalyptic Literature;   David;   English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Jonah;   Psalms;   Salvation, Saviour;   Sin;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- The Jewish Encyclopedia - Giants;  

Parallel Translations

Geneva Bible (1587)
I haue pursued mine enemies, and taken them, and haue not turned againe till I had consumed them.
Christian Standard Bible®
I pursue my enemies and overtake them;I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
Hebrew Names Version
I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.
Easy-to-Read Version
I chased my enemies and caught them. I did not stop until they were destroyed.
English Standard Version
I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and did not turn back till they were consumed.
Amplified Bible
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
American Standard Version
I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
Contemporary English Version
I kept chasing my enemies, until I caught them and destroyed them.
Complete Jewish Bible
You lengthen the steps I can take, yet my ankles do not turn.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
King James Version (1611)
I haue pursued mine enemies, and ouertaken them: neither did I turne againe till they were consumed.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; and I will not turn back until they are consumed.
English Revised Version
I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them: neither will I turn again till they are consumed.
Berean Standard Bible
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
Lexham English Bible
I chased my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were finished off.
Literal Translation
I have pursued my enemies and have overtaken them; nor did I turn till they were finished.
New Century Version
I chased my enemies and caught them. I did not quit until they were destroyed.
New English Translation
I chase my enemies and catch them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out.
New King James Version
I have pursued my enemies and overtaken them; Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.
New Living Translation
I chased my enemies and caught them; I did not stop until they were conquered.
New Life Bible
I went after those who fight against me, and caught them. And I did not return until they were destroyed.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
I pursued my foes, and overtook them, and returned not, till they were consumed:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(17-38) I will pursue after my enemies, and overtake them: and I will not turn again till they are consumed.
George Lamsa Translation
I will pursue my enemies and overtake them; and I will not turn again till they are consumed.
New American Standard Bible
I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
King James Version
I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
I haue pursued myne enemies and onertaken them: neither dyd I returne backe vntyll I had destroyed them.
New Revised Standard
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; and did not turn back until they were consumed.
Darby Translation
I pursued mine enemies, and overtook them; and I turned not again till they were consumed.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou alargidist my paaces vndur me; and my steppis ben not maad vnstidefast.
Young's Literal Translation
I pursue mine enemies, and overtake them, And turn back not till they are consumed.
World English Bible
I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them. Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.
Revised Standard Version
I pursued my enemies and overtook them; and did not turn back till they were consumed.
Update Bible Version
I will pursue my enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again until they are consumed.
Webster's Bible Translation
I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
Bible in Basic English
I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
I will folowe vpon myne enemies, and take them: I will not turne till they be discomfited.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
I pursued my enemies and overtook them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
Legacy Standard Bible
I pursued my enemies and overtook them,And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Contextual Overview

29 You give me strength to attack my enemies and power to overcome their defenses. 30 This God—how perfect are his deeds! How dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection. 31 The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense. 32 He is the God who makes me strong, who makes my pathway safe. 33 He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains. 34 He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow. 35 O Lord , you protect me and save me; your care has made me great, and your power has kept me safe. 36 You have kept me from being captured, and I have never fallen. 37 I pursue my enemies and catch them; I do not stop until I destroy them. 38 I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 3:7, Psalms 9:3, Psalms 35:2, Psalms 35:5, Psalms 118:11, Psalms 118:12, Numbers 24:17-19, Isaiah 53:10-12, Isaiah 63:1-6, Revelation 6:2, Revelation 19:19, Revelation 19:20

Reciprocal: Joshua 10:19 - stay ye 2 Samuel 7:9 - cut off 2 Samuel 10:19 - feared 2 Samuel 22:39 - General 2 Chronicles 13:20 - did Psalms 41:10 - that Psalms 71:24 - for they Habakkuk 3:13 - thou woundedst

Gill's Notes on the Bible

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them,.... Which may refer to David's pursuing the Amalekites, who overtook them and recovered all they had carried away, 1 Samuel 30:8; so Kimchi explains it;

neither did I turn again till they were consumed; for not a man escaped, save four hundred young men that rode on camels and fled,

Psalms 18:17.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them - He had not only routed them, but had had strength to pursue them; he had not only pursued them, but he had been enabled to come up to them. The idea is that of complete success and absolute triumph.

Neither did I turn again - I was not driven back, nor was I weary and exhausted, and compelled to give over the pursuit.

Till they were consumed - Until they were all either slain or made captive, so that the hostile forces vanished. None of my enemies were left.


 
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