Psalm 18:43–44
Psalm 18:43–44 — The New International Version (NIV)
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
you have made me the head of nations.
People I did not know now serve me,
44 foreigners cower before me;
as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people;
And thou hast made me the head of the heathen:
A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me:
The strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — New Living Translation (NLT)
43 You gave me victory over my accusers.
You appointed me ruler over nations;
people I don’t even know now serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me, they submit;
foreign nations cringe before me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
43 You have delivered me from the strivings of the people;
You have made me the head of the nations;
A people I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me they obey me;
The foreigners submit to me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — New Century Version (NCV)
43 You saved me when the people attacked me.
You made me the leader of nations.
People I never knew serve me.
44 As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
Foreigners obey me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — American Standard Version (ASV)
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people;
Thou hast made me the head of the nations:
A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me;
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; thou hast made me the head of the nations: a people I knew not doth serve me. 44 At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
43 You rescued me from my conflicts with the people.
You made me the leader of nations.
A people I did not know will serve me:
44 As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
Foreigners will cringe in front of me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
43 You have freed me from the feuds among the people;
You have appointed me the head of nations;
a people I had not known serve me.
44 Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
43 You delivered me from strife with the peoples;
you made me head of the nations;
people whom I had not known served me.
44 As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me;
foreigners came cringing to me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
43 You rescued me from strife with people;
you set me as head (over) nations.
People I did not know served me;
44 as soon as they heard, they obeyed me.
The children of a foreign land feigned obedience before me.
Psalm 18:43–44 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
43 You saved me when my own people attacked me.
You made me the ruler over nations.
People I didn’t know serve me now.
44 As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
People from other lands bow down to me in fear.
Psalm 18:43–44 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
43 You have delivered me from the contentions of the people;
You have placed me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.
44 As soon as they hear, they obey me;
Foreigners submit to me.