2nd Samuel Chapter 22 verse 2 Holy Bible

ASV 2ndSamuel 22:2

and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
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BBE 2ndSamuel 22:2

And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;
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DARBY 2ndSamuel 22:2

And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
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KJV 2ndSamuel 22:2

And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
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WBT 2ndSamuel 22:2

And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
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WEB 2ndSamuel 22:2

and he said, Yahweh is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
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YLT 2ndSamuel 22:2

and he saith: `Jehovah `is' my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
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2nd Samuel 22 : 2 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerses 2-4. - Jehovah is my Cliff and my Stronghold and my Deliverer:The God of my rock, in whom I take refuge;My Shield and the Horn of my salvation,My Fastness and my Place of refuge:My Saviour: thou savest me from violence.I call upon Jehovah, the praised One,And I am saved from my enemies." The Syriac in ver. 2 inserts, "Fervently do I love thee, Jehovah my Strength;" but it probably only borrows the words from Psalm 18:1. For we may well believe that it was at a later period of his life, after deeper and more heart searching trials, that David thus felt his love to Jehovah only strengthened and made more necessary to him by the loss of his earthly happiness. In ver. 3, The God of my rock is changed in Psalm 18:2 into "My God my Rock" (Authorized Version, "strength") - probably an intentional alteration, as being far less rugged and startling than this bold metaphor of the Deity being his rock's God. In the original the words present each its distinct idea. Thus in ver. 2 the rock is a high cliff or precipice. It is the word sela, which gave its name to the crag city of Idumea. Fortress really means a rock, difficult of access, and forming a secure retreat. It is entirely a natural formation, and not a building. In ver. 3 rock is a vast mountainous mass (Job 18:4), and, as it suggests the ideas of grandeur and immovable might, it is often used for God's glory as being the Strength and Protection of his people (Deuteronomy 32:15, 31; Isaiah 30:29, margin). Next follow two ordinary metaphors, the shield for defence, and the horn for attack; after which David, who had so often sought safety among the cliffs and fastnesses of the mountains, returns to the same circle of thoughts, and calls God his High Tower, the word signifying, not a building, but a height, a lofty natural stronghold; and finally his Refuge, a place of safe retreat among the mountains. This and the rest of the verse are omitted in Psalm 18:2. In ver. 4 the words are as literally translated above, and signify, "Whenever call, I am saved." In all times of difficulty, prayer brings immediate deliverance.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(2) He said.--The psalm here wants the opening line of Psalms 18, "I will love thee, O Lord, my strength," forming a fitting introduction to the whole.