2 Samuel 18:31
New King James Version
31 Just then the Cushite came, and the Cushite said, “There is good news, my lord the king! For the Lord has avenged you this day of all those who rose against you.”
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2 Samuel 18:19
New King James Version
David Hears of Absalom’s Death
19 Then (A)Ahimaaz the son of Zadok said, “Let me run now and take the news to the king, how the Lord has [a]avenged him of his enemies.”
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- 2 Samuel 18:19 vindicated
Luke 18:7-8
New King James Version
7 And (A)shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? 8 I tell you (B)that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”
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Psalm 124:2-3
New King James Version
2 “If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,
When men rose up against us,
3 Then they would have (A)swallowed us alive,
When their wrath was kindled against us;
Psalm 94:1-4
New King James Version
God the Refuge of the Righteous
94 O Lord God, (A)to whom vengeance belongs—
O God, to whom vengeance belongs, shine forth!
2 Rise up, O (B)Judge of the earth;
[a]Render punishment to the proud.
3 Lord, (C)how long will the wicked,
How long will the wicked triumph?
4 They (D)utter speech, and speak insolent things;
All the workers of iniquity boast in themselves.
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- Psalm 94:2 Repay with
Psalm 58:10
New King James Version
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the (A)vengeance;
(B)He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
2 Samuel 22:48-49
New King James Version
48 It is God who avenges me,
And (A)subdues the peoples under me;
49 He delivers me from my enemies.
You also lift me up above those who rise against me;
You have delivered me from the (B)violent man.
2 Samuel 18:28
New King James Version
28 So Ahimaaz called out and said to the king, [a]“All is well!” Then he bowed down with his face to the earth before the king, and said, (A)“Blessed be the Lord your God, who has delivered up the men who raised their hand against my lord the king!”
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- 2 Samuel 18:28 Peace be to you
Deuteronomy 32:35-36
New King James Version
35 (A)Vengeance is Mine, and recompense;
Their foot shall slip in due time;
(B)For the day of their calamity is at hand,
And the things to come hasten upon them.’
36 “For(C) the Lord will judge His people
(D)And have compassion on His servants,
When He sees that their power is gone,
And (E)there is no one remaining, bond or free.
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