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Text -- 2 Samuel 22:40-51 (NET)
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22:40 You give me strength for battle ; you make my foes kneel before me.
22:41 You make my enemies retreat ; I destroy those who hate me.
22:42 They cry out , but there is no one to help them; they cry out to the Lord , but he does not answer them.
22:43 I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground ; I crush them and stomp on them like clay in the streets .
22:44 You rescue me from a hostile army ; you preserve me as a leader of nations ; people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects .
22:45 Foreigners are powerless before me; when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.
22:46 Foreigners lose their courage ; they shake with fear as they leave their strongholds .
22:47 The Lord is alive ! My protector is praiseworthy ! The God who delivers me is exalted as king !
22:48 The one true God completely vindicates me; he makes nations submit to me.
22:49 He delivers me from my enemies ; you snatch me away from those who attack me; you rescue me from violent men .
22:50 So I will give you thanks , O Lord , before the nations ! I will sing praises to you .
22:51 He gives his chosen king magnificent victories ; he is faithful to his chosen ruler , to David and to his descendants forever !”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
David |
Poetry |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
God |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
Praise |
Psalms |
Songs |
Victories |
Song |
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
Aliens |
Rock |
CLOSE |
Salvation |
Tower |
AVENGE; AVENGER |
Wicked |
Quotations and Allusions |
GIVE |
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NET Notes -> 2Sa 22:40; 2Sa 22:40; 2Sa 22:41; 2Sa 22:42; 2Sa 22:42; 2Sa 22:42; 2Sa 22:43; 2Sa 22:44; 2Sa 22:44; 2Sa 22:45; 2Sa 22:45; 2Sa 22:46; 2Sa 22:46; 2Sa 22:46; 2Sa 22:46; 2Sa 22:47; 2Sa 22:47; 2Sa 22:47; 2Sa 22:47; 2Sa 22:47; 2Sa 22:48; 2Sa 22:48; 2Sa 22:49; 2Sa 22:49; 2Sa 22:49; 2Sa 22:50; 2Sa 22:50; 2Sa 22:51; 2Sa 22:51
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:41 Heb “and [as for] my enemies, you give to me [the] back [or “neck” ].” The idiom “give [the] back” means “to...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:42 The words “they cry out” are not in the Hebrew text. This reference to the psalmists’ enemies crying out for help to the Lord sugges...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:44 Heb “a people whom I did not know serve me.” In this context the verb “know” (יָדַע, yada’...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:45 Heb “at a report of an ear they submit to me.” The report of David’s exploits is so impressive that those who hear it submit to his ...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:47 The words “as king” are supplied in the translation for clarification. In the Psalms the verb רוּם (rum, “be...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:50 Heb “to your name.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his name, in this ca...
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