It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,
God--who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
TheGod who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
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Psalms 110:1The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
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But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
For David himself says in the book of Psalms: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand
Yet to which of the angels did God ever say: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet”?
While Jesus was teaching in the temple courts, He asked, “How can the scribes say that the Christ is the Son of David?
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Psalms 144:2He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
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He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
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Psalms 94:1O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
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Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
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O LORD, God of vengeance, O God of vengeance, shine forth.
He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
then my lord will have no remorse or guilt of conscience over needless bloodshed and revenge. And when the LORD has dealt well with my lord, may you remember your maidservant.”
the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
On hearing that Nabal was dead, David said, “Blessed be the LORD, who has upheld my cause against the reproach of Nabal and has restrained His servant from evil. For the LORD has brought the wickedness of Nabal down upon his own head.” Then David sent word to Abigail, asking for her in marriage.
The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
When the LORD has done for my lord all the good He promised, and when He has appointed you ruler over Israel,
Then Ahimaaz son of Zadok said, “Please let me run and tell the king the good news that the LORD has avenged him of his enemies.”
For He must reign until He has put all His enemies under His feet.
