2 Samuel 22:38
36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
- KJV
- I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
- WEB
- I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
- ASV
- I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
- DARBY
- I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
- BLB
- I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and neither did I turn back again until they were consumed.
- ÅB
- Jeg vil forfølge mine fiender og ødelegge dem, og jeg vender ikke tilbake før jeg har gjort ende på dem.
- OTB
- Jeg forfulgte mine fiender og beseiret dem,
Og jeg vendte ikke tilbake før de var ødelagt. - B1930
- Jeg vil forfølge mine fiender og ødelegge dem, og jeg vender ikke tilbake før jeg har gjort ende på dem.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 21:8–9
Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
Read in context2 Samuel 5:18–25
Now the Philistines had come and spread out in the Valley of Rephaim.
Read in context2 Samuel 10:14
When the Ammonites saw that the Arameans had fled, they too fled before Abishai, and they entered the city. So Joab returned from fighting against the Ammonites and came to Jerusalem.
Read in context2 Samuel 8:1–2
Some time later, David defeated the Philistines, subdued them, and took Metheg-ammah from the hand of the Philistines.
Read in contextRomans 8:37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Read in context2 Samuel 8:13–14
And David made a name for himself when he returned from striking down eighteen thousand Edomites in the Valley of Salt.
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