KJV ORIGINAL
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Foreigners will lose their strength and come trembling out of their fortresses in fear.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
David is saying that his enemies from other nations will become weak and afraid, abandoning even their strongest hiding places.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes from David's song of praise after God delivered him from all his enemies, including King Saul. David had faced many foreign nations and hostile peoples throughout his reign as king of Israel. The 'strangers' refers to non-Israelite enemies who had fortified themselves in strongholds, believing they were safe from David's forces.
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