Psalms 18:37

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; Neither will I turn again till they are consumed.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Num 24:17-19 : 17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult. 18 And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession, [who were] his enemies; While Israel doeth valiantly. 19 And out of Jacob shall one have dominion, And shall destroy the remnant from the city.
Ps 3:7 : 7 Arise, O Jehovah; Save me, O my God: For thou hast smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone; Thou hast broken the teeth of the wicked.
Ps 9:3 : 3 When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence.
Ps 35:2 : 2 Take hold of shield and buckler, And stand up for my help.
Ps 35:5 : 5 Let them be as chaff before the wind, And the angel of Jehovah driving [them] on.
Ps 37:20 : 20 But the wicked shall perish, And the enemies of Jehovah shall be as the fat of lambs: They shall consume; in smoke shall they consume away.
Ps 44:5 : 5 Through thee will we push down our adversaries: Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us.
Ps 118:11-12 : 11 They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off. 12 They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
Isa 53:10-12 : 10 Yet it pleased Jehovah to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see [his] seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of Jehovah shall prosper in his hand. 11 He shall see of the travail of his soul, [and] shall be satisfied: by the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many; and he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out his soul unto death, and was numbered with the transgressors: yet he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
Isa 63:1-6 : 1 Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, marching in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save. 2 Wherefore art thou red in thine apparel, and thy garments like him that treadeth in the winevat? 3 I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment. 4 For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come. 5 And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my wrath, it upheld me. 6 And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.
Rev 6:2 : 2 And I saw, and behold, a white horse, and he that sat thereon {G846} had a bow; and there was given unto him a crown: and he came forth conquering, and to conquer.
Rev 19:19-20 : 19 And I saw the beast, and the kings of the earth, and their armies, gathered together to make war against him that sat upon the horse, and against his army. 20 And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs in his sight, {G1722} wherewith he deceived them that had received the mark of the beast and them that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

2 Sam 22:37-41
5 verses
94%
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
39And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
41Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
Ps 18:38-40
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83%
38I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise: They shall fall under my feet.
39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
40Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
Exod 15:9
76%
9The enemy said, I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil; My desire shall be satisfied upon them; I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy them.
Ps 27:2-3
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2When evil-doers came upon me to eat up my flesh, [Even] mine adversaries and my foes, they stumbled and fell.
3Though a host should encamp against me, My heart shall not fear: Though war should rise against me, Even then will I be confident.
Ps 9:3
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3When mine enemies turn back, They stumble and perish at thy presence.
Ps 18:36
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36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.
Ps 119:157
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157Many are my persecutors and mine adversaries; [Yet] have I not swerved from thy testimonies.
1 Sam 30:8
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8And David inquired of Jehovah, saying, If I pursue after this troop, shall I overtake them? And he answered him, Pursue; for thou shalt surely overtake [them], and shalt without fail recover [all].
Isa 41:3
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3He pursueth them, and passeth on safely, even by a way that he had not gone with his feet.
Job 23:11
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11My foot hath held fast to his steps; His way have I kept, and turned not aside.
Ps 118:10-13
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74%
10All nations compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
11They compassed me about; yea, they compassed me about: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
12They compassed me about like bees; They are quenched as the fire of thorns: In the name of Jehovah I will cut them off.
13Thou didst thrust sore at me that I might fall; But Jehovah helped me.
Ps 18:42-43
2 verses
73%
42Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind; I did cast them out as the mire of the streets.
43Thou 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.
Ps 139:22
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22I hate them with perfect hatred: They are become mine enemies.
Ps 18:29
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29For by thee I run upon a troop; And by my God do I leap over a wall.
Jer 20:11
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11But Jehovah is with me as a mighty one [and] a terrible: therefore my persecutors shall stumble, and they shall not prevail; they shall be utterly put to shame, because they have not dealt wisely, even with an everlasting dishonor which shall never be forgotten.
Ps 119:139
73%
139My zeal hath consumed me, Because mine adversaries have forgotten thy words.
Ps 38:19-20
2 verses
72%
19But mine enemies are lively, [and] are strong; And they that hate me wrongfully are multiplied.
20They also that render evil for good Are adversaries unto me, because I follow the thing that is good.
Ps 17:9
72%
9From the wicked that oppress me, My deadly enemies, that compass me about.
2 Sam 22:43
72%
43Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
Deut 32:41-42
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72%
41If I whet my glittering sword, And my hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine adversaries, And will recompense them that hate me.
42I will make mine arrows drunk with blood, And my sword shall devour flesh; With the blood of the slain and the captives, From the head of the leaders of the enemy.
Jer 17:18
72%
18Let them be put to shame that persecute me, but let not me be put to shame; let them be dismayed, but let not me be dismayed; bring upon them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
Ps 119:87
72%
87They had almost consumed me upon earth; But I forsook not thy precepts.
Ps 81:14
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14I would soon subdue their enemies, And turn my hand against their adversaries.
Ps 25:19
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19Consider mine enemies, for they are many; And they hate me with cruel hatred.
Ps 18:17
71%
17He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; For they were too mighty for me.
Ps 13:4
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4Lest mine enemy say, I have prevailed against him; [Lest] mine adversaries rejoice when I am moved.
2 Sam 22:18
71%
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
2 Sam 22:30
71%
30For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
1 Chr 17:8
71%
8and I have been with thee whithersoever thou hast gone, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.
Ps 18:47
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47Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And subdueth peoples under me.
Ps 18:21
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21For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Jer 18:22-23
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22Let a cry be heard from their houses, when thou shalt bring a troop suddenly upon them; for they have digged a pit to take me, and hid snares for my feet.
23Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.
Lev 26:7
71%
7And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword.
Lam 3:52
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52They have chased me sore like a bird, they that are mine enemies without cause.
Job 19:11
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11He hath also kindled his wrath against me, And he counteth me unto him as [one of] his adversaries.
Josh 10:19
70%
19but stay not ye; pursue after your enemies, and smite the hindmost of them; suffer them not to enter into their cities: for Jehovah your God hath delivered them into your hand.