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Text -- 2 Samuel 22:31-51 (NET)
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22:31 The one true God acts in a faithful manner ; the Lord’s promise is reliable ; he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.
22:32 Indeed , who is God besides the Lord ? Who is a protector besides our God ?
22:33 The one true God is my mighty refuge ; he removes the obstacles in my way .
22:34 He gives me the agility of a deer ; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain .
22:35 He trains my hands for battle ; my arms can bend even the strongest bow .
22:36 You give me your protective shield ; your willingness to help enables me to prevail .
22:37 You widen my path ; my feet do not slip .
22:38 I chase my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until I wipe them out .
22:39 I wipe them out and beat them to death; they cannot get up ; they fall at my feet .
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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Dictionary Themes and Topics:
David |
God |
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT |
SAMUEL, BOOKS OF |
Poetry |
Praise |
Victories |
Song |
Psalms |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
Songs |
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Steel |
Salvation |
BUCKLER |
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Aliens |
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NET Notes -> 2Sa 22:31; 2Sa 22:31; 2Sa 22:32; 2Sa 22:32; 2Sa 22:32; 2Sa 22:33; 2Sa 22:33; 2Sa 22:33; 2Sa 22:33; 2Sa 22:34; 2Sa 22:34; 2Sa 22:35; 2Sa 22:35; 2Sa 22:35; 2Sa 22:36; 2Sa 22:36; 2Sa 22:36; 2Sa 22:36; 2Sa 22:37; 2Sa 22:37; 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
NET Notes: 2Sa 22:31 Heb “the word of the Lord is purified.” The Lord’s “word” probably refers here to his oracle(s) of victory delivered to ...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:32 The rhetorical questions anticipate the answer, “No one.” In this way the psalmist indicates that the Lord is the only true God and reliab...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:33 Heb “and he sets free (from the verb נָתַר, natar) [the] blameless, his [Kethib; “my” (Qere)] way.R...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:34 Heb “and on my high places he makes me walk.” The imperfect verbal form emphasizes God’s characteristic provision. The psalmist comp...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:35 Heb “and a bow of bronze is bent by my arms.” The verb נָחֵת (nakhet) apparently means “to pull back; ...
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:36 Heb “your answer makes me great.” David refers to God’s willingness to answer his prayer.
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NET Notes: 2Sa 22:37 Heb “lower legs.” On the meaning of the Hebrew noun, which occurs only here, see H. R. Cohen, Biblical Hapax Legomena (SBLDS), 112. A cogn...
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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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