2 Samuel 22:48
The Lord who avenges me is strong, 1 Chastening the nations under me, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
In Context
47The Lord lives, and blessed be my guardian, 1 And my God, my strong keeper, shall be exalted. 1
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:30And it shall be when the Lord shall have wrought for my lord all the good things he has spoken concerning thee, and shall appoint thee to be ruler over Israel;
2 Samuel 18:19And Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, Let me run now and carry glad tidings to the king, for the Lord has delivered him from the hand of his enemies.
Psalms 94:1The praise of a Song by David. 1 Come, let us exult in the Lord; 1 Let us make a joyful noise to God our Savior. 1
Psalms 144:2Every day will I bless thee, 1 And I will praise thy name forever and ever. 1
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 →