2 Samuel 22:40

40 For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; thou didst make my assailants sink under me.

2 Samuel 22:40 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:40

For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that
rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
] (See Gill on Psalms 18:39).

2 Samuel 22:40 In-Context

38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet.
40 For thou didst gird me with strength for the battle; thou didst make my assailants sink under me.
41 Thou didst make my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
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