O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
Ver. 1. O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth] Heb. Jehovah, God of revenges; so Jeremiah 51:56, "The Lord God of recompences." "Vengeance is mine," saith he, "I will repay," Deuteronomy 32:35. And it is best he should, for he returneth "a just recompense of reward," Hebrews 2:2; whereas men seek oft an unequal revenge, Hebrews 10:30, as a stab for the lie given; and, besides, in seeking the lives of others, they sometimes lose their own.
Show thyself] Heb. shine forth, appear for thy poor wronged servant. David knew the law, and submitted to it; he turneth over his enemies to God to be ordered by him, neither did he himself herein any disservice. "I seek not mine own glory" (so mine own revenge), saith Christ, but there is one that seeketh it. God never faileth to do it, to be their champion, who strive not for themselves; only they must wait his leisure, and not usurp his executions.