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42 Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind;
I did [a]cast them out as the mire of the streets.
43 Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people;
Thou [b]hast made me the head of the nations:
A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
44 As soon as they hear of me they shall obey me;
The foreigners shall [c]submit themselves unto me.

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  1. Psalm 18:42 Hebrew empty.
  2. Psalm 18:43 Or, wilt make
  3. Psalm 18:44 Or, yield feigned obedience. Hebrew lie.

42 I beat them as fine as windblown dust;(A)
    I trampled them[a] like mud in the streets.
43 You have delivered me from the attacks of the people;
    you have made me the head of nations.(B)
People I did not know(C) now serve me,
44     foreigners(D) cower before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

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  1. Psalm 18:42 Many Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint, Syriac and Targum (see also 2 Samuel 22:43); Masoretic Text I poured them out