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Psalm 18:47 KJV
Psalms · chapter 18 · verse 47
It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.Psalm 18:47 · King James Version
Psalm 18:47 in context
45The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid out of their close places.
46The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and let the God of my salvation be exalted.
47It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.
48He delivereth me from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- avengethnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- avengethnᵉqâmâhavengement, whether the act of the passionH5360 →
- subduethdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- GodʼêlstrengthH410 →
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In these verses, I. David looks back, with thankfulness, upon the great things which God had done for him. He had not only wrought deliverance for him, but had given him victory and success, and made him triumph over those who thought to triumph over him.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 29-50