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Psalms 18:44

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

KJV

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me; The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

ASV

תְּפַלְּטֵ/נִי֮ מֵ/רִ֪יבֵ֫י עָ֥ם תְּ֭שִׂימֵ/נִי לְ/רֹ֣אשׁ גּוֹיִ֑ם עַ֖ם לֹא יָדַ֣עְתִּי יַֽעַבְדֽוּ/נִי

Hebrew

At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

YLT

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me. The foreigners shall submit themselves to me.

WEB

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גּוֹיִ֔ם
gvym
noun · 557×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
ם
m
verb · 287×
נִי
ny
verb · 23×
רִ֥יב
ryb
noun · 61×
רֹ֣אשׁ
r'sh
noun · 593×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 14:17 — And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.
  • 1Kgs 21:29 — Seest thou how Ahab humbleth himself before me? because he humbleth himself before me, I will not bring the evil in his days: but in his son’s days will I bring the evil upon his house.
  • 2Cor 10:5 — Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
  • 2Sam 1:13 — And David said unto the young man that told him, Whence art thou? And he answered, I am the son of a stranger, an Amalekite.
  • 2Sam 22:44 — Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
  • 2Thess 1:8 — In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
  • 2Tim 1:5 — When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
  • Deut 33:29 — Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou
  • Deut 33:29 — Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou
  • Ezek 44:7 — In that ye have brought into my sanctuary strangers, uncircumcised in heart, and uncircumcised in flesh, to be in my sanctuary, to pollute it, even my house, when ye offer my bread, the fat and the bl
  • Isa 62:8 — The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the
  • Jer 3:10 — And yet for all this her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me with her whole heart, but feignedly, saith the LORD.
  • Ps 17:1 — Hear the right, O LORD, attend unto my cry, give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned lips.
  • Ps 66:3 — Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
  • Ps 66:3 — Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
  • Ps 68:30 — Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
  • Ps 81:15 — The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
  • Ps 144:7 — Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
  • Rom 6:17 — But God be thanked, that ye were the servants of sin, but ye have obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine which was delivered you.
  • Rom 10:16 — But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?