Psalm 18:44
◄  Psalm 18:44  ►
New International Version (©2011)
foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

New Living Translation (©2007)
As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.

English Standard Version (©2001)
As soon as they heard of me they obeyed me; foreigners came cringing to me.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners submit to me.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Foreigners submit to me grudgingly; as soon as they hear, they obey me.

International Standard Version (©2012)
When they hear of me, they will obey me; foreigners will submit to me.

NET Bible (©2006)
When they hear of my exploits, they submit to me. Foreigners are powerless before me;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
When they hear they will listen to me; children of foreigners will submit themselves to me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners will cringe in front of me.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the foreigners shall submit themselves unto me.

American King James Version
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
A people, which I knew not, hath served me: at the hearing of the ear they have obeyed me.

Darby Bible Translation
At the hearing of the ear, they obey me: strangers come cringing unto me.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me.

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

Young's Literal Translation
At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me, Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me,

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me,.... That is, as soon as they should hear of Christ, through the preaching of the word, by which faith would come, they should readily and at once receive, embrace, and profess the Gospel, and yield a cheerful submission to the ordinances of it; and which has had its accomplishment among the Gentiles, Acts 28:28;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me - Margin, as in Hebrew, At the hearing of the ear. That is, their submission will be prompt and immediate. The fame of my victories will be such as to render resistance hopeless; my fame, as at the head of a mighty empire, will be such as to lead them to desire my friendship and protection.

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Clarke's Commentary on the Bible

As soon as they hear of me - His victories were so rapid and splendid over powerful enemies, that they struck a general terror among the people, and several submitted without a contest.

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Geneva Study Bible

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

(i) Or lie: signifying a subjection constrained and not voluntary.

Wesley's Notes

18:44 Hear - As soon as they understand my will and pleasure, they shall instantly comply with it.

King James Translators' Notes

As soon...: Heb. At the hearing of the ear

submit...: or, yield feigned obedience

strangers: Heb. sons of the stranger

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

44. submit, &c.-(compare Margin)-that is, show a forced subjection.

Psalm 18:44 Parallel Commentaries
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The Lord is My Rock
…43You have delivered me from the strivings of the people; and you have made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve me. 44As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me. 45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places. …

Deuteronomy 33:29 Blessed are you, Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and helper and your glorious sword. Your enemies will cower before you, and you will tread on their heights."
Psalm 66:3 Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
Psalm 81:15 Those who hate the LORD would cringe before him, and their punishment would last forever.
Psalm 144:7 Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me and rescue me from the mighty waters, from the hands of foreigners
Psalm 144:11 deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful.