2 Samuel 22:48
God avenges me, he puts peoples under me,
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
In Context
47The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! May the God who saves me be praised!
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:30So when the Lord has done for you, sir, everything good he promised, and has made you ruler over Israel,
2 Samuel 18:19Then Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, “Please let me run and take the good news to the king that the Lord has vindicated him over his enemies.”
Psalms 94:1The Lord is a God of vengeance! God of vengeance, shine out!
Psalms 144:2He is the one who faithfully loves me, protects me, and defends me. He is the one who rescues me, shields me from danger, and keeps me safe. He defeats nations and places them under my rule.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:3-51
David's Song of Praise. ( b. c. 1020.) 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Observe here, I. That it has often been the lot of God's people to have many enemies, and to be in imminent danger of falling into their hands. David was a man after God's heart, but not after men's heart: many were those that hated him, and sought his ruin; Saul is particularly named, either, 1. As distinguished… Read the whole commentary →