2 Samuel 22:41

41 {My enemies you cause to retreat from me}; I destroy those who hate me.

2 Samuel 22:41 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:41

Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I
might destroy them that hate me.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:40).

2 Samuel 22:41 In-Context

39 I wiped them out and I smashed them; they did not get up; they fell under my feet.
40 You have girded me with physical strength for the battle; you caused those who rose up against me to kneel under me.
41 {My enemies you cause to retreat from me}; I destroy those who hate me.
42 They looked out, but there was no deliverer, [even] to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
43 I beat them fine, like the dust of the earth; like the mire of the streets, I crushed them, I stamped them down.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Literally "Those who hate me you give to me back"
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