2 Samuel 22:40

40 "For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me ¹those who rose up against 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 I did not turn back until they were consumed.

39 "And I have devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; And they fell under my feet.

40 "For You have girded me with strength for battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.

41 "You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me.

42 "They looked, but there was none to save; Even to the LORD , but He did not answer them.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 44:5

Footnotes

• [a] Lit "caused to bow down"