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Psalms 18:42

Psalms 18:42
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people,.... In Sa2 22:44, it is read "my people", meaning the people of…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind - As the fine dust is driven by the wind, so they fled before me.…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Psalms 18:29-50

In these verses,

I. David looks back, with thankfulness, upon the great things which God had done for him. He had not…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Two figures are combined to express the annihilation of David's enemies. They were, as it were, pounded to dust (2Ki…