John Gill Commentary Psalms 18:45

"The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places." — Psalms 18:45 (ASV)

The strangers shall fade away
Like the leaves of trees in autumn, when they fall and perish; to which hypocrites and nominal professors are compared, (Jude 1:12) ;

and be afraid out of their close places ;
their towers and fortified places, or the rocks and mountains to which they betake themselves for shelter; but, as not thinking themselves safe enough, through fear and dread, come out of them; see (Micah 7:17) . Some Jewish writers ^F17 interpret the words, they shall halt or be lame; that is, because of the chains put upon their feet: and so they are expressive of the conquest made of them. The word in the Arabic language signifies to "come out"; and may be so rendered here, and "come out": in (2 Samuel 22:46) ; it is, "they shall gird themselves", or "come out girt".

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FOOTNOTES:

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   F17 R. Donesh apud Jarchi & Abendana not. in Miclol Yophi in loc. to Apollinar. Metaphras.