Psalm 18:44

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

Cross-reference

Psalm 66:3 Parallel

Psalm 66:3 uses the same 'enemies cringing' language, echoing the submission theme.

Psalm 81:15 Parallel

Psalm 81:15 also describes enemies cringing before God, reinforcing divine victory.

2 Samuel 22:44-46 is the parallel account of this same psalm, identical wording.

2 Samuel 22:45 is the parallel passage of this same psalm, with nearly identical wording about strangers submitting.

1 Chronicles 18:6 Historical context

1 Chronicles 18:6 records Syrians becoming David's servants — a specific historical instance of the foreign submission described here.

1 Chronicles 19:19 Historical context

1 Chronicles 19:19 recounts Syrians making peace and serving David — another direct example of the submission this psalm celebrates.

1 Chronicles 14:17 Historical context

1 Chronicles 14:17 shows David's fame causing fear among all nations — a general fulfillment of the foreign submission theme here.

Romans 10:16 highlights Israel's unbelief—contrasting with the foreigners' immediate obedience to David here.