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22:29 Indeed <03588>, you <0859> are my lamp <05216>, Lord <03068>. The Lord <03068> illumines <05050> the darkness <02822> around me. 22:30 Indeed,with <03588> your help I can charge against <07323> an army; by <01416> my God’s power <0430> I can jump over a <01801> wall <07791>. 22:31 The one true God <0410> acts in a faithful <08549> manner <01870>; the Lord’s <03068> promise <0565> is reliable <06884>; he <01931> is a shield <04043> to all <03605> who take shelter <02620> in him. 22:32 Indeed <03588>, who <04310> is God <0410> besides <01107> the Lord <03068>? Who <04310> is a protector <06697> besides <01107> our God <0430>? 22:33 The one true God <0410> is my mighty <02428> refuge <04581>; he removes <05425> the obstacles <08549> in my way <01870>. 22:34 He gives <07737> me the agility <07737> of a deer <0355>; he enables me to negotiate <05975> the rugged terrain <01116>. 22:35 He trains <03925> my hands <03027> for battle <04421>; my arms <02220> can bend <05181> even the strongest <05154> bow <07198>. 22:36 You give <05414> me your protective <03468> shield <04043>; your willingness to help <06031> enables <07235> me to prevail <07235>. 22:37 You widen <07337> my path <06806>; my feet <07166> <08478> do not <03808> slip <04571>. 22:38 I chase <07291> my enemies <0341> and destroy <08045> them; I do not <03808> turn back <07725> until <05704> I wipe <03615> them out <03615>. 22:39 I wipe <0398> them out <0398> and beat <04272> them to death; they cannot <03808> get up <06965>; they fall <05307> at <08478> my feet <07272>. 22:40 You give <0247> me strength <02428> for battle <04421>; you make my foes kneel <03766> before <08478> me. 22:41 You make <05414> my enemies <0341> retreat <06203>; I destroy <06789> those who hate <08130> me. 22:42 They cry out <08159>, but there is no one <0369> to help <03467> them; they cry out to <0413> the Lord <03068>, but he does not <03808> answer <06030> them. 22:43 I grind <07833> them as fine as the dust <06083> of the ground <0776>; I crush <01854> them and stomp <07554> on them like clay <02916> in the streets <02351>. 22:44 You rescue <06403> me from a hostile <07379> army <05971>; you preserve <08104> me as a leader <07218> of nations <01471>; people <05971> over whom I had no <03808> authority <03045> are now my subjects <05647>. 22:45 Foreigners <05236> <01121> are powerless <03584> before me; when they hear <0241> <08085> of my exploits, they submit <08085> to me. 22:46 Foreigners <05236> <01121> lose <05034> their courage <05034>; they shake with fear <02296> as they leave their strongholds <04526>. 22:47 The Lord <03068> is alive <02416>! My protector <06697> is praiseworthy <01288>! The God <0430> who delivers <03468> me is exalted <07311> as king <06697>! 22:48 The one true God <0410> completely vindicates <05360> <05414> me; he makes nations <05971> submit <03381> to <08478> me. 22:49 He delivers <03318> me from my enemies <0341>; you snatch <07311> me away <07311> from those who attack <06965> me; you rescue <05337> me from violent <02555> men <0376>. 22:50 So <03651> I will give you thanks <03034>, O Lord <03068>, before the nations <01471>! I will sing praises <02167> to you <08034>. 22:51 He gives <01431> his chosen king <04428> magnificent <01431> victories <03444>; he is faithful <02617> to his chosen ruler <04899>, to David <01732> and to his descendants <02233> forever <05769> <05704>!”

• 2Sa 22:1-51 -- David Sings to the Lord

• David

  [isbe] DAVID - da'-vid (dawidh, or dawidh, "beloved"; Daueid, also in New Testament, Dauid, Dabid; see Thayer's Lexicon): I. NAME AND GENEALOGY II. EARLY YEARS 1. Shepherd 2. Slinger 3. Harpist 4. Poet 5. Psalmist 6. Tribesman III....
  [nave] DAVID 1. King of Israel. Genealogy of, Ruth 4:18-22; 1 Sam. 16:11; 17:12; 1 Chr. 2:3-15; Matt. 1:1-6; Luke 3:31-38. A shepherd, 1 Sam. 16:11. Kills a lion and a bear, 1 Sam. 17:34-36. Anointed king, while a youth, by the ...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT

  [isbe] TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT - || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old Testament 4. Inscriptions after Settlement in Canaan 5. Orthography of the Pe...
  

• SAMUEL, BOOKS OF

  [isbe] SAMUEL, BOOKS OF - || I. PLACE OF THE BOOKS OF SAMUEL IN THE HEBREW CANON II. CONTENTS OF THE BOOKS AND PERIOD OF TIME COVERED BY THE HISTORY III. SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS 1. Life of Samuel (1 Samuel 1 through 15) 2. Reign and D...
  

• Poetry

  [nave] POETRY Lam. 1-5. Didactic Moses' song, Deut. 32. The Book of Job, the Proverbs, Solomon's Song, the books of prophecy. See: Psalms, Didactic. Elegy On the death of Saul, 2 Sam. 1:17, 19-27. Of Abner, 2 Sam. 3:33, 34. ...
  

• Praise

  [nave] PRAISE Song of Moses, after the passage of the Red Sea, Ex. 15:1-19. Of Miriam, Ex. 15:21. Of Deborah, after defeating the Canaanites, Judg. 5. Of Haah, 1 Sam. 2:1-10. Of David, celebrating his deliverance from the hand ...
  

• Victories

  [nave] VICTORIES In battle, from God, Psa. 55:18; 76:5, 6. Celebrated in song, Judg. 5; 2 Sam. 22; by women, 1 Sam. 18:6, 7; 2 Sam. 1:20. See: Armies; War, God in.
  

• Song

  [nave] SONG Sung at the passover, Matt. 26:30; Mark 14:26. Didactic, Deut. 32. See: Psalms, Didactic. Impersonation of the church, Song 1-8. Of Moses and the Lamb, Rev. 15:3, 4. New, Psa. 33:3; 40:3. Prophetic, See: Psalms, P...
  

• Psalms

  [nave] PSALMS Of Moses, celebrating the deliverance at the Red Sea, Ex. 15:1-19. Didactic songs composed by Moses, celebrating the providence, righteousness, and judgments of God, Deut. 32:1-43; Psa. 90. Song of Deborah, celebrat...
  

• PSALMS, BOOK OF

  [isbe] PSALMS, BOOK OF - samz, (tehillim, "praises," cepher tehillim, "book of praises"; Psalmoi, Psalterion): I. INTRODUCTORY TOPICS 1. Title 2. Place in the Canon 3. Number of Psalms 4. Titles in the Hebrew Text II. AUTHORSHIP AN...
  

• Songs

  [ebd] of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon (Luke 2:29), the redeemed...
  

• Rock

  [isbe] ROCK - rok ((1) cela`; (2) tsur (3) challamish, "flint"; compare Arabic khalanbus, "flint"; (4) kephim (Job 30:6;" Jer 4:29); compare Kephas, "Cephas" = Petros, "Peter" (Jn 1:42 the King James Version and the Revised Version...
  [nave] ROCK Struck by Moses for water, Deut. 8:15; Psa. 78:15, 16, 20. Houses in, Jer. 49:16; Obad. 3; Matt. 7:24, 25. Oil from, Job 29:6; Deut. 32:13. Name of deity, Deut. 32:4. Figurative 2 Sam. 22:32, 47; 23:3; Psa. 18:2; 3...
  

• Steel

  [ebd] The "bow of steel" in (A.V.) 2 Sam. 22:35; Job 20:24; Ps. 18:34 is in the Revised Version "bow of brass" (Heb. kesheth-nehushah). In Jer. 15:12 the same word is used, and is also rendered in the Revised Version "brass." But ...
  [isbe] STEEL - stel: the Revised Version (British and American) substitutes "brass" for "steel" in 2 Sam 22:35; Job 20:24; Ps 18:34; Jer 15:12, and "steel" for "torches" in Nah 2:3. See BRASS.
  [nave] STEEL Bows of, 2 Sam. 22:35; Job 20:24; Psa. 18:34. Strength of, Jer. 15:12.
  

• Salvation

  [nave] SALVATION (Scriptures relating directly and remotely to a topic of the nature of this one, are difficult to separate accurately into sub-topics without giving space beyond reasonable limits. The plan of salvation, begun and ...
  

• BUCKLER

  [ebd] (1.) A portable shield (2 Sam. 22:31; 1 Chr. 5:18). (2.) A shield surrounding the person; the targe or round form; used once figuratively (Ps. 91:4). (3.) A large shield protecting the whole body (Ps. 35:2; Ezek. 23:24; 26:8...
  [isbe] BUCKLER - buk'-ler: God is called a "buckler" (the Revised Version (British and American) "shield") to them that trust Him (Ps 18:2,30; 2 Sam 22:31; Prov 2:7). See ARMOR.
  

• Bow

  [ebd] The bow was in use in early times both in war and in the chase (Gen. 21:20; 27:3; 48:22). The tribe of Benjamin were famous for the use of the bow (1 Chr. 8:40; 12:2; 2 Chr. 14:8; 17:17); so also were the Elamites (Isa. 22:6...
  [nave] BOW A Weapon Gen. 21:16, 20. Made of bronze, 2 Sam. 22:35; Job 20:24; Psa. 18:34; of wood, Ezek. 39:9. Used in war, Isa. 13:18; Lam. 2:4; Ezek. 39:3. Used by the Elamites, Jer. 49:35. David instructed the Israelites in ...
  

• Aliens

  [nave] ALIENS, strangers, heathen. To be treated with justice, Ex. 22:21; 23:9; Lev. 19:33, 34; Deut. 1:16; 10:19; 24:14, 17; 27:19; Jer. 7:6; 22:3; Ezek. 22:29; Mal. 3:5. Religious privileges of, Ex. 12:48, 49; Num. 9:14; 15:14, 1...
  

• Gentleness

  [isbe] GENTLENESS - jen'-t'-l-nes (`anah; epieikeia, chrestotes): In 2 Sam 22:36 `anah, "to bend low," "to condescend," is translated "gentleness," "Thy gentleness hath made me great," the Revised Version, margin "or condescension"...
  [nave] GENTLENESS. Of Christ Isa. 40:11; 2 Cor. 10:1; Matt. 11:29. See: Jesus, Compassion of, Humility of, Meekness of. Of God 2 Sam. 22:36; Psa. 18:35; Isa. 40:11. See: God, Compassion of, Longsuffering of. Of Paul, 1 Thess...
  

• Quotations and Allusions

  [nave] QUOTATIONS AND ALLUSIONS. In the New Testament from, and to, the Old Testament Matt. 1:23 Isa. 7:14. Matt. 2:6 Mic. 5:2. Matt. 2:15 Hos. 11:1. Matt. 2:18 Jer. 31:15. Matt. 3:3 Isa. 40:3. Matt. 4:4 Deut. 8:3; Luke 4:4. Matt...
  

• FOOT

  [isbe] FOOT - foot (reghel, qarcol (only twice in parallel passages: 2 Sam 22:37 = Ps 18:36, where it probably means ankle); pous): The dusty roads of Palestine and other eastern lands make a much greater care of the feet necessary...
  

• David's Song of Praise

  

• [2Sa 22:29] Again The Lord Of Light And Life

  Again the Lord of light and life Awakes the kindling ray, Unseals the eyelids of the morn, And pours increasing day. O what a night was that which wrapped The heathen world in gloom! O what a Sun which rose this day Triumphant from the tomb! This day be grateful homage paid, And loud hosannas sung; Let gladness dwell in every heart, And praise on every tongue. Ten thousand different lips shall join To hail this welcome morn, Which scatters blessings from its wings To nations yet unborn.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [2Sa 22:29] Lighten The Darkness

  Lighten the darkness of our life’s long night, Through which we blindly stumble to the day, Shadows mislead us; Father, send Thy light To set our footsteps in the homeward way. Lighten the darkness of our self conceit, The subtle darkness that we love so well, Which shrouds the path of wisdom from our feet, And lulls our spirits with its baneful spell. Lighten our darkness when we bow the knee To all the gods we ignorantly make And worship, dreaming that we worship Thee, Till clearer light our slumbering souls awake. Lighten our darkness when we fail at last, And in the midnight lay us down to die; We trust to find Thee when the night is past, And daylight breaks across the morning sky.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

• [2Sa 22:50] Come, And Let Us Sweetly Join

  Come and let us sweetly join, Christ to praise in hymns divine; Give we all with one accord Glory to our common Lord. Sing we then in Jesus’ Name, Now as yesterday the same; One in every time and place, Full for all of truth and grace. We for Christ, our Master, stand, Lights in a benighted land: We our dying Lord confess; We are Jesus’ witnesses. Witnesses that Christ hath died, We with Him are crucified; Christ hath burst the bands of death, We His quickening Spirit breathe. Strive we, in affection strive; Let the purer flame revive, Such as in the martyrs glowed, Dying champions for their God. Make us all in Thee complete, Make us all for glory meet, Meet to appear before Thy sight, Partners with the saints in light. We, like them, may live and love; Called we are their joys to prove, Saved with them from future wrath, Partners of like precious faith. Let the fruits of grace abound; Let in us Thy vowels sound; Faith, and love, and joy increase, Temperance and gentleness. Plant in us Thy humble mind; Patient, pitiful, and kind, Meek and lowly let us be, Full of goodness, full of Thee. Christ is now gone up on high, Where to Him our wishes fly; Sits at God’s right hand above; There with Him we reign in love! Come, Thou high and lofty Lord! Lowly, meek, incarnate Word! Humbly stoop to earth again, Come and visit abject men! Hands and hearts and voices raise, Sing as in the ancient days; Antedate the joys above, Celebrate the feast of love. Jesus, dear expected guest, Thou art bidden to the feast, For Thyself our hearts prepare, Come, and sit, and banquet there! Jesus, we Thy promise claim, We are met in Thy great Name; In the midst do Thou appear, Manifest Thy presence here! Sanctify us, Lord, and bless, Breathe Thy Spirit, give Thy peace, Thou Thyself within us move, Make our feast a feast of love. Call, O call us each by name, To the marriage of the Lamb; Let us lean upon Thy breast, Love be there our endless feast! Let us join, (’tis God commands) Let us join our hearts and hands Help to gain our calling’s hope, Build we each the other up. God His blessings shall dispense, God shall crown His ordinance; Meet in His appointed ways; Nourish us with social grace. Let us then as brethren love, Faithfully His gifts improve, Carry on the earnest strife, Walk in holiness of life. Still forget the things behind, Follow Christ in heart and mind, Toward the mark unwearied press, Seize the crown of righteousness. Plead we thus for faith alone, Faith which by our works is shown: God it is Who justifies; Only faith the grace applies. Active faith that lives within, Conquers earth, and hell, and sin, Sanctifies, and makes us whole, Forms the Savior in the soul. Let us for this faith contend, Sure salvation is its end: Heaven already is begun, Everlasting life is won. Only let us persevere, Till we see our Lord appear, Never from the Rock remove, Saved by faith, which works by love. Partners of a glorious hope, Lift your hearts and voices up, Jointly let us rise, and sing Christ our Prophet, Priest, and King. Monuments of Jesus’ grace, Speak we by our lives His praise; Walk in Him we have received, Show we not in vain believed. While we walk with God in light, God our hearts doth still unite; Dearest fellowship we prove, Fellowship in Jesus’ love. Sweetly each, with each combined, In the bonds of duty joined, Feels the cleansing blood applied, Daily feels that Christ hath died. Still, O Lord, our faith increase, Cleanse from all unrighteousness, Thee the unholy cannot see; Make, O make us meet for Thee! Every vile affection kill, Root out every seed of ill, Utterly abolish sin, Write Thy law of love within. Hence may all our actions flow, Love the proof that Christ we know; Mutual love the token be, Lord, that we belong to Thee Love, Thine image, love impart! Stamp it on our face and heart! Only love to us be given! Lord, we ask no other heaven.

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  source: Cyberhymnal

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