2 Samuel 22:47 · KJV
“The LORD liveth; and blessed {be} my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.”
— 2 Samuel 22:47
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
It {is} God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, {avengeth: Heb. giveth avengement for}
2 Samuel 22 — Context
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me. {Strangers: Heb. Sons of the stranger} {submit...: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie}
46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
47The LORD liveth; and blessed {be} my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48It {is} God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, {avengeth: Heb. giveth avengement for}
49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
Cross References
Psalms 89:26
He shall cry unto me, Thou {art} my father, my God, and the rock of my salvation.
2 Samuel 22:3
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: {he is} my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
Job 19:25
For I know {that} my redeemer liveth, and {that} he shall stand at the latter {day} upon the earth:
Luke 1:47
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
Deuteronomy 32:39-40
See now that I, {even} I, {am} he, and {there is} no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither {is there any} that can deliver out of my hand.