It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
Parallel translations
- WEB even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,
- BSB the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
- NKJV It is God who avenges me, And subdues the peoples under me;
- NASB The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down peoples under me,
- NLT He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he brings down the nations under me
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Quick answer
David praises God who avenges him and subdues peoples under him. The Lord is the one who executes justice and gives him rule.
Overview
David credits both his vindication and his dominion to God's righteous action on his behalf. God, not David, is the true avenger and the one who establishes the kingdom. This points to the Lord who judges justly and to the Son of David through whom God's righteous reign is finally established.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 8
- Ps 94:1O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
- Ps 144:2My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
- 1 Sam 25:30And it shall come to pass, when the LORD shall have done to my lord according to all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee ruler over Israel;
- 1 Sam 25:39And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to him to wife.
- 2 Sam 18:31And, behold, Cushi came; and Cushi said, Tidings, my lord the king: for the LORD hath avenged thee this day of all them that rose up against thee.
- 1 Cor 15:25For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
- Ps 110:1The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
- 2 Sam 18:19Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok, Let me now run, and bear the king tidings, how that the LORD hath avenged him of his enemies.
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God's covenant with David — a son whose throne and kingdom would last forever (7:12–16) — finds its yes in Jesus, the Son of David who reigns without end.
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