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King James Version

Psalms 18:32

It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blessing;   Perfection;   The Topic Concordance - Deeds;   Giving and Gifts;   God;   Greatness;   Salvation;   Strength;   Stumbling/slipping;   Teaching;   Upholdment;   War/weapons;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Perfection;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Fire;   Psalms, the Book of;   War;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Way;   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:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Israel, Religion of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for April 23;  

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
God arms me with strength, and he makes my way perfect.
English Revised Version
The God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
Update Bible Version
The God that girds me with strength, And makes my way perfect?
New Century Version
God is my protection. He makes my way free from fault.
New English Translation
The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.
Webster's Bible Translation
[It is] God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
World English Bible
The God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
Amplified Bible
The God who encircles me with strength And makes my way blameless?
English Standard Version
the God who equipped me with strength and made my way blameless.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For whi, who is God out takun the Lord? ethir who is God outakun oure God?
Berean Standard Bible
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way blameless.
Contemporary English Version
You give me strength and guide me right.
American Standard Version
The God that girdeth me with strength, And maketh my way perfect?
Bible in Basic English
God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
Complete Jewish Bible
"For who is God but Adonai ? Who is a Rock but our God?
Darby Translation
The God who girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect,
Easy-to-Read Version
God is the one who gives me strength. He clears the path I need to take.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For who is God, save the LORD? And who is a Rock, except our God?
King James Version (1611)
It is God that girdeth mee with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
New Life Bible
It is God Who covers me with strength and makes my way perfect.
New Revised Standard
the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe.
Geneva Bible (1587)
God girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way vpright.
George Lamsa Translation
It is God that girds me with strength and makes my way perfect.
Good News Translation
He is the God who makes me strong, who makes my pathway safe.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The GOD who girded me with strength, and set forth, as blameless, my way:
Douay-Rheims Bible
(17-33) God, who hath girt me with strength; and made my way blameless.
Revised Standard Version
the God who girded me with strength, and made my way safe.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
It is God that hath gyrded me with valiauntnesse of warre: and he hath made my way playne.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
It is God that girds me with strength, and has made my way blameless:
Christian Standard Bible®
God—he clothes me with strengthand makes my way perfect.
Hebrew Names Version
The God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect?
Lexham English Bible
The God who girded me with strength, and made safe my way,
Literal Translation
It is God who girds me with strength and gives my way to be perfect;
Young's Literal Translation
God! who is girding me [with] strength, And He maketh perfect my way.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It is God that hath gyrded me with stregth and made my waye vncorrupte.
New American Standard Bible
The God who encircles me with strength, And makes my way blameless?
New King James Version
It is God who arms me with strength, And makes my way perfect.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The God who girds me with strength And makes my way blameless?
Legacy Standard Bible
The God who girds me with strengthAnd makes my way blameless?

Contextual Overview

29 For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. 30 As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. 31 For who is God save the Lord ? or who is a rock save our God? 32 It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect. 33 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places. 34 He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 35 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. 36 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. 37 I have pursued mine enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 38 I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they are fallen under my feet.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

girdeth: The girdle was a necessary part of the eastern dress: It strengthened and supported the loins; served to confine the garments close to the body; and to tuck them in when journeying. The strength of God was to his soul what the girdle was to his body. Psalms 28:7, Psalms 91:2, Psalms 93:1, Isaiah 45:5, 2 Corinthians 3:5

maketh: 2 Samuel 22:33

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:24 - were made Joshua 14:12 - if so be 1 Samuel 19:8 - David 2 Samuel 22:40 - girded 1 Chronicles 19:18 - fled before Israel 1 Chronicles 29:12 - give strength Psalms 18:1 - my Psalms 18:39 - girded Psalms 60:12 - we shall Psalms 62:6 - rock Psalms 89:21 - With Isaiah 5:27 - neither Isaiah 23:10 - strength Isaiah 28:6 - and for strength Ezekiel 30:24 - I will Zechariah 9:13 - made Zechariah 12:5 - The inhabitants Hebrews 11:33 - through

Cross-References

Genesis 18:6
And Abraham hastened into the tent unto Sarah, and said, Make ready quickly three measures of fine meal, knead it, and make cakes upon the hearth.
Genesis 18:7
And Abraham ran unto the herd, and fetcht a calf tender and good, and gave it unto a young man; and he hasted to dress it.
Genesis 18:9
And they said unto him, Where is Sarah thy wife? And he said, Behold, in the tent.
Genesis 18:10
And he said, I will certainly return unto thee according to the time of life; and, lo, Sarah thy wife shall have a son. And Sarah heard it in the tent door, which was behind him.
Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age; and it ceased to be with Sarah after the manner of women.
Genesis 18:13
And the Lord said unto Abraham, Wherefore did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I of a surety bear a child, which am old?
Genesis 18:14
Is any thing too hard for the Lord ? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Genesis 18:15
Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
Genesis 18:16
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Genesis 18:17
And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

[It is] God that girdeth me with strength,.... For battle, as in Psalms 18:39; with strength of body and fortitude of mind; both which are from the Lord, and were in David; and were acknowledged by him as bestowed on him by the Lord; and which confirms what he had before said of him: or with spiritual strength, with strength in his soul, against sin, Satan, and the world; and to do the will and work of God: saints are girt by the Lord with the whole armour of God, and among the rest with the girdle of truth; and are prepared and ready to every good work; see 1 Samuel 2:4. Hannah's song is again referred to: in

2 Samuel 22:33, the words are, "God is my strength [and] power"; they are true of Christ, the man of God's right hand, whom he promised to strengthen, and whom he has made strong for himself, Psalms 80:17;

and maketh my way perfect; or safe, or prosperous. God removed every impediment and obstacle out of his way, and made it plain and easy, as Jarchi observes; and succeeded him, and gave him victory over his enemies; this has been verified in Christ, who has conquered sin, Satan, the world, death, and the grave: for this is not to be understood of the way and course of David's life and conversation, which was not perfect and unspotted, but had many blemishes and imperfections in it, which he often owns, confesses, and bewails.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

It is God that girdeth me with strength - Who gives me strength. The word girdeth contains an allusion to the mode of dress among the orientals, the long flowing robe, which was girded up when they ran or labored, that it might not impede them; and, probably, with the additional idea that girding the loins contributed to strength. It is a common custom now for men who run a race, or leap, or engage in a strife of pugilism, to gird or bind up their loins. See Job 40:7, note; and Matthew 5:38-41, notes.

And maketh my way perfect - Gives me complete success in my undertakings; or, enables me so to carry them out that none of them fail.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 18:32. God - girdeth me with strength — The girdle was a necessary part of the Eastern dress; it strengthened and supported the loins; served to confine the garments close to the body; and in it they tucked them up when journeying. The strength of God was to his soul what the girdle was to the body. I need not add, that the girdle was also an ornamental part of the dress, and from it the sword was suspended.

And maketh my way perfect. — He directs me so that I do not go astray; he blesses me in my undertakings; and by him the issue of my labours is crowned with prosperity.


 
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