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2 Samuel 22:1

David prayed to God the words of this song after God saved him from all his enemies and from Saul.

Bible Study Resources

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Word;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Poetry;   Salvation, Saviour;   Samuel, Books of;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel first and second books of;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Psalms, Book of,;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp of Saul.
Hebrew Names Version
David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Sha'ul:
King James Version
And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
Lexham English Bible
Then David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song, on the day Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
English Standard Version
And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
New Century Version
David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.
New English Translation
David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord rescued him from the power of all his enemies, including Saul.
Amplified Bible
David spoke the words of this song to the LORD when the LORD rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
New American Standard Bible
Now David spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day that the LORD had saved him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Dauid spake the woordes of this song vnto the Lorde, what time the Lord had deliuered him out of the handes of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
Legacy Standard Bible
And David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
Contemporary English Version
David sang a song to the Lord after the Lord had rescued him from his enemies, especially Saul. These are the words to David's song:
Complete Jewish Bible
David said the words of this song to Adonai on the day Adonai delivered him from the power of all his enemies and from the power of Sha'ul.
Darby Translation
And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
Easy-to-Read Version
David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.
George Lamsa Translation
AND David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul;
Good News Translation
When the Lord saved David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang this song to the Lord :
Literal Translation
And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Dauid spake the wordes of this songe before the LORDE, what tyme as the LORDE had delyuered him fro the hande of all his enemies, and from the hande of Saul,
American Standard Version
And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
Bible in Basic English
And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Dauid spake the wordes of this song vnto the Lorde, what time the Lorde had delyuered him out of the hand of al his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And David spoke unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul;
King James Version (1611)
And Dauid spake vnto the Lord the wordes of this song, in the day that the Lord had deliuered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, in the day in which the Lord rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
English Revised Version
And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
Berean Standard Bible
And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Dauid spak to the Lord the wordis of this song, in the dai in which the Lord delyuerede hym fro the hond of alle hise enemyes, and fro the hond of Saul.
Young's Literal Translation
And David speaketh to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah hath delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
Update Bible Version
And David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
Webster's Bible Translation
And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day [that] the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:
World English Bible
David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
New King James Version
Psalm 18:1-50">[xr] Then David spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
New Living Translation
David sang this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul.
New Life Bible
David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord saved him from all who hated him, and from Saul.
New Revised Standard
David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And David spake unto Yahweh, the words of this song, in the day when Yahweh had rescued him, out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
Revised Standard Version
And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
And David spoke the words of this song to the LORD in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

Contextual Overview

1 David prayed to God the words of this song after God saved him from all his enemies and from Saul.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

David: Psalms 50:14, Psalms 103:1-6, Psalms 116:1-19

words: Exodus 15:1, Judges 5:1

in: 2 Samuel 22:49, Psalms 18:1, *title Psalms 34:19, Isaiah 12:1-6, 2 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Timothy 4:18, Revelation 7:9-17

and out: 1 Samuel 23:14, 1 Samuel 24:15, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 26:24, 1 Samuel 27:1

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:9 - cut off 2 Samuel 12:7 - I delivered 2 Samuel 22:18 - delivered 1 Chronicles 16:7 - on that day 1 Chronicles 17:8 - have cut off 2 Chronicles 20:26 - blessed Psalms 18:17 - strong Psalms 27:6 - above Psalms 28:7 - with Psalms 32:7 - songs Psalms 34:6 - saved Psalms 55:18 - He hath Psalms 71:17 - hitherto Isaiah 26:1 - this song Acts 12:11 - and hath 2 Timothy 3:11 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 22:7
Isaac said to Abraham his father, "Father?" "Yes, my son." "We have flint and wood, but where's the sheep for the burnt offering?"
Genesis 22:11
Just then an angel of God called to him out of Heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Yes, I'm listening."
Genesis 22:12
"Don't lay a hand on that boy! Don't touch him! Now I know how fearlessly you fear God; you didn't hesitate to place your son, your dear son, on the altar for me."
Genesis 22:14
Abraham named that place God -Yireh ( God -Sees-to-It). That's where we get the saying, "On the mountain of God , he sees to it."
Exodus 3:4
God saw that he had stopped to look. God called to him from out of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" He said, "Yes? I'm right here!"
Exodus 16:4
God said to Moses, "I'm going to rain bread down from the skies for you. The people will go out and gather each day's ration. I'm going to test them to see if they'll live according to my Teaching or not. On the sixth day, when they prepare what they have gathered, it will turn out to be twice as much as their daily ration."
2 Samuel 24:1
Once again God 's anger blazed out against Israel. He tested David by telling him, "Go and take a census of Israel and Judah." So David gave orders to Joab and the army officers under him, "Canvass all the tribes of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, and get a count of the population. I want to know the number."
Proverbs 17:3
As silver in a crucible and gold in a pan, so our lives are assayed by God .
1 Corinthians 10:13
No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others have had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; he'll never let you be pushed past your limit; he'll always be there to help you come through it.
Hebrews 11:17
By faith, Abraham, at the time of testing, offered Isaac back to God. Acting in faith, he was as ready to return the promised son, his only son, as he had been to receive him—and this after he had already been told, "Your descendants shall come from Isaac." Abraham figured that if God wanted to, he could raise the dead. In a sense, that's what happened when he received Isaac back, alive from off the altar.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day [that] the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul. :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

This song, which is found with scarcely any material variation as Psalms 18:0, and with the words of this first verse for its title, belongs to the early part of David’s reign when he was recently established upon the throne of all Israel, and when his final triumph over the house of Saul, and over the pagan nations 2 Samuel 22:44-46, Philistines, Moabites, Syrians, Ammonites, and Edomites, was still fresh 2 Samuel 21:0. For a commentary on the separate verses the reader is referred to the commentary on Psalms 18:0.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XXII

David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's powerful deliverance

and manifold blessings, including prophetic declarations

relative to the humiliation and exaltation of the Messiah,

1-51.

NOTES ON CHAP. XXII

Verse 2 Samuel 22:1. David spake unto the Lord the words of this song — This is the same in substance, and almost in words, with Psalms 18:1-50, and therefore the exposition of it must be reserved till it occurs in its course in that book, with the exception of a very few observations, and Dr. Kennicott's general view of the subject.


 
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