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Psalms 18:40–41

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Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.
They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
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From verse 40

  1. Psalms 21:12Rank 1 from verse 40
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    12Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.

  2. Psalms 94:23Rank 2 from verse 40
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    23And he shall bring upon them their own iniquity, and shall cut them off in their own wickedness; yea, the Lord our God shall cut them off.

From verse 41

  1. Proverbs 1:28Rank 1 from verse 41
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    28Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

  2. Job 27:9Rank 2 from verse 41
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    9Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?

  3. 2 Samuel 22:42–43Rank 3 from verse 41
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    42They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

    43Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

  4. Ezekiel 8:18Rank 4 from verse 41
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    18Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.

  5. Hosea 7:14Rank 5 from verse 41
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    14And they have not cried unto me with their heart, when they howled upon their beds: they assemble themselves for corn and wine, and they rebel against me.

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Psalms 18:40

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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hast

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Sense 1: Have: possess, hold, receive, or experience. Sense 2: Used as an auxiliary verb.

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might

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Sense 1: Power or strength. Sense 2: An auxiliary expressing possibility or permission.

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destroy

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Sense 1: To ruin, demolish, consume, or lay waste. Sense 2: To kill or cut off. Sense 3: To cause a thing's structure, use, activity, or present condition to cease.

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hate

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To feel strong dislike, aversion, or enmity toward; in comparisons, to love less.

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Psalms 18:41

COMBINED MEANING

cried

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1. Called out, shouted, proclaimed, warned, wailed, or otherwise uttered, often loudly. 2. Appealed, prayed, complained, or called for help, justice, or attention.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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save

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Sense 1: To rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through. Sense 2: Except or apart from.

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even

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1. Used to emphasize, include, or precisely identify what is meant: indeed, precisely, or namely. 2. Used to mark a boundary, endpoint, or full reach in place, time, or degree: up to, as far as, or through. 3. In ‘even as,’ ‘even so,’ and like constructions, just as, exactly so, or in the same manner. 4. The evening, or close of day. 5. Equal, level, identical, balanced, or uniform.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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39For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

40Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me.

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41They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

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42Then 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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