King James Version
Psalms 18:33 in the King James Version says “He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 18 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.”
Psalms 18:33 · KJV
For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God?
It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me upon my high places.
He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gentleness hath made me great. thy gentleness: or, with thy meekness thou hast multiplied me
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He maketh”
H7737properly, to level, i.e., equalize; figuratively, to resemble; by implication, to adjust (i.e., counterbalance, be suitable, compose, place, yield, et
“my feet”
H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
“feet and setteth”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
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