2 Samuel 22:38
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I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.

2 Samuel 5:18-25 And the Philistines coming spread themselves in the valley of Raphaim. . . .

2 Samuel 8:1,2,13,14 And it came to pass after this that David defeated the Philistines, and brought them down, and David took the bridle of tribute out of the hand of the Philistines, . . .

2 Samuel 10:14 And the children of Ammon seeing that the Syrians were fled, they fled also before Abisai, and entered into the city: and Joab returned from the children of Ammon, and came to Jerusalem.

Psalm 21:8,9 Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee. . . .

Romans 8:37 But in all these things we overcome, because of him that hath loved us.

Context
David's Song of Deliverance
37Thou shalt enlarge my steps under me: and my ankles shall not fail. 38I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.39I will consume them and break them in pieces, so that they shall not rise: they shall fall under my feet.…
Cross References
Exodus 15:9
The enemy said: I will pursue and overtake, I will divide the spoils, my soul shall have its fill: I will draw my sword, my hand shall slay them.

2 Samuel 22:39
I will consume them and break them in pieces, so that they shall not rise: they shall fall under my feet.

Lexicon
I pursued
אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה (’er·də·p̄āh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute

my enemies
אֹיְבַ֖י (’ō·yə·ḇay)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 341: Hating, an adversary

and destroyed them;
וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑ם (wā·’aš·mî·ḏêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed

I did not
וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

turn back
אָשׁ֖וּב (’ā·šūḇ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

until
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

they were consumed.
כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ (kal·lō·w·ṯām)
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent


Additional Translations
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.

I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.

I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn't turn again until they were consumed.

I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
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