2 Samuel 22:48
The GOD who hath avenged me, and brought down peoples under me;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
In Context
47Yahweh liveth, and blessed be my rock,—and exalted be the God (of the rock) of my salvation:—
Cross References
1 Samuel 25:30And it shall be, when Yahweh shall do for my lord, according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee,—and shall put thee in charge as leader over Israel,
2 Samuel 18:19Then, Ahimaaz, son of Zadok, said, Let me run, I pray thee, and carry tidings unto the king,—how that Yahweh hath vindicated him, at the hand of his enemies.
Psalms 94:1O GOD of avenging—Yahweh, GOD of avenging, shine forth:
Psalms 144:2My lovingkindness and my stronghold, my high tower and my deliverer—mine! My buckler, and he in whom I have sought refuge,—He that subdueth my people under me.
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 →