2 Samuel 22:46

shall fade away Faded away: like plants scorched up by the burning sun. Cp. Exodus 18:18 (marg.).

shall be afraid Probably, came limping out of their fastnesses: a picture of the exhausted defenders of a fort dragging themselves along with difficulty and reluctance to lay down their arms before their conqueror. But the word may also be explained according to the slightly different reading of Psalms 18:45, came trembling out of their fastnesses, terrified into surrendering at discretion to the triumphant invader. Cp. Micah 7:17; 1 Samuel 14:11.