Psalms 18:44

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

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

Complete Jewish Bible:

the moment they hear of me, they obey me, foreigners come cringing to me.

Berean Standard Bible:

When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.

American Standard Version:

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

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

As soon as they hear{H8088}{H241} of me, they shall obey{H8085} me: the strangers{H1121}{H5236} shall submit{H3584} themselves unto me.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 81:15

  • The haters of the LORD should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.

Psalms 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.

Deuteronomy 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 shalt tread upon their high places.

2 Samuel 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.

Romans 10:16

  • But they have not all obeyed the gospel. For Esaias saith, Lord, who hath believed our report?

Romans 10:17

  • So then faith [cometh] by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Psalms 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.

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Commentary for Psalms 18:44

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H8088
    There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שֵׁמַע
    Transliteration: shêmaʻ
    Pronunciation: shay'-mah
    Description: from שָׁמַע; something heard, i.e. a sound, rumor, announcement; abstractly, audience; bruit, fame, hear(-ing), loud, report, speech, tidings.
  2. Strong's Number: H241
    There are 652 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: אֹזֶן
    Transliteration: ʼôzen
    Pronunciation: o'-zen
    Description: from אָזַן; broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man); [phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.
  3. Strong's Number: H8085
    There are 1072 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: שָׁמַע
    Transliteration: shâmaʻ
    Pronunciation: shaw-mah'
    Description: a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
  4. Strong's Number: H1121
    There are 3654 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: בֵּן
    Transliteration: bên
    Pronunciation: bane
    Description: from בָּנָה; a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.); [phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, [idiom] came up in, child, colt, [idiom] common, [idiom] corn, daughter, [idiom] of first, [phrase] firstborn, foal, [phrase] very fruitful, [phrase] postage, [idiom] in, [phrase] kid, [phrase] lamb, ([phrase]) man, meet, [phrase] mighty, [phrase] nephew, old, ([phrase]) people, [phrase] rebel, [phrase] robber, [idiom] servant born, [idiom] soldier, son, [phrase] spark, [phrase] steward, [phrase] stranger, [idiom] surely, them of, [phrase] tumultuous one, [phrase] valiant(-est), whelp, worthy, young (one), youth.
  5. Strong's Number: H5236
    There are 35 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: נֵכָר
    Transliteration: nêkâr
    Pronunciation: nay-kawr'
    Description: ' from נָכַר; foreign, or (concretely) a foreigner, or (abstractly) heathendom; alien, strange ([phrase] -er).
  6. Strong's Number: H3584
    There are 22 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כָּחַשׁ
    Transliteration: kâchash
    Pronunciation: kaw-khash'
    Description: a primitive root; to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe); deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-) lie, lying, submit selves.