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I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can`t arise: Yes, they are fallen under my feet.

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The Language of Total Victory

Commentators note the powerful and decisive language used in this verse. Words like "consumed," "cannot arise," and "fallen under my feet" depict a total and final victory. One scholar, Charles Ellicott, even suggests that the word translated as "wounded" is better understood as the more forceful "crushed." This emphasizes that the deliverance God grants is absolute, leaving no power for the enemy to recover.

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Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On 2 Samuel 22:39

19th Century

Bishop

I have consumed them, and wounded them. — The former clause is missing in the Psalm, and the latter needs a stronger word…

John Gill

John Gill

On 2 Samuel 22:39

17th Century

Pastor

And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could
not arise: yea, they are fallen under my fee…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On 2 Samuel 22:1–51

17th Century

Minister

This chapter is a psalm of praise; we find it afterwards very similar to Psalm 18. Those who trust God in the way of duty will find him a present h…