Psalms 18:47 (WEB)

Passage

even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:45 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.

Psalms 18:46 Yahweh lives; and blessed be my rock. Exalted be the God of my salvation,

Psalms 18:47 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me.

Psalms 18:48 He rescues me from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.

Psalms 18:49 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "executes", "vengeance", "subdues", "peoples", and "under". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "executes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 46's "Yahweh lives and blessed be my rock..." into verse 48's "He rescues me from my enemies Yes...", so "even" and "executes" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "even" and "executes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.