Passage
The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
2 Samuel 22:48 (DBY)
Nearby Context
2 Samuel 22:46 Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
2 Samuel 22:47 Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
2 Samuel 22:48 The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
2 Samuel 22:49 He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
2 Samuel 22:50 Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "hath", "avenged", "brought", "peoples", and "under". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "hath" and "avenged", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The nearby context moves from verse 47's "Jehovah liveth and blessed be my rock..." into verse 49's "He brought me forth from mine enemies...", so "hath" and "avenged" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "hath" and "avenged" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.