Text -- 2 Samuel 22:17 (NET)

22:17 He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: 2Sa 22:17

¹ tn Heb “stretched.” Perhaps “his hand” should be supplied by ellipsis (see Ps 144:7). In this poetic narrative context the three prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best understood as preterites indicating past tense, not imperfects.

² tn Heb “mighty waters.” The waters of the sea symbolize the psalmist’s powerful enemies, as well as the realm of death they represent (see v. 5 and Ps 144:7).