2 Samuel 22:48

2 Samuel 22:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
• New International Version (NIV)He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,
• English Standard Version (ESV)the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me,
• New King James Version (NKJV)It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;

Context of 2 Samuel 22:48

46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications. 47The Lord lives — blessed be my rock! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted. God — he grants me vengeance and casts down peoples under me. 49He frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my adversaries; you rescue me from violent men. 50Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises about your name.

2 Samuel 22:48 word by word

הָאֵ֕ל הַנֹּתֵ֥ן נְקָמֹ֖ת לִ֑י וּמוֹרִ֥יד עַמִּ֖ים תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• that avengethנְקָמָהneqâmâh · vengeanceH5360
• that avengethנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• me, and that bringeth downיָרַדyârad · to go downH3381
• the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:48

• 2 Samuel 18:19Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the Lord has vindicated him by freeing him from his enemies.”
• 1 Samuel 25:30When the Lord does for my lord all the good he promised you and appoints you ruler over Israel,
• Psalms 94:1Lord, God of vengeance — God of vengeance, shine!
• Psalms 110:1This is the declaration of the Lord to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
• Psalms 144:2He is my faithful love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, and I take refuge in him; he subdues my people under me.
• 1 Corinthians 15:25For he must reign until he puts all his enemies under his feet.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:48

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-51David praises God for saving him in the past and for promising blessings to his family in the future (see 2 Samuel 7:8–16).Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• Avenge; Avenger
• David
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings