2 Samuel 22:17

THE MESSAGE

But me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He reached down from on highand took hold of me;he pulled me out of deep water.

Hebrew Names Version
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

King James Version
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

Lexham English Bible
He sent from a high position and took me; he drew me from mighty waters.

English Standard Version
"He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.

New Century Version
"The Lord reached down from above and took me; he pulled me from the deep water.

New English Translation
He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.

Amplified Bible
"He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of great waters.

New American Standard Bible
"He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

Geneva Bible (1587)
He sent from aboue, and tooke me: hee drewe me out of many waters.

Legacy Standard Bible
He sent from on high, He took me;He drew me out of many waters.

Contemporary English Version
You reached down from heaven, and you lifted me from deep in the ocean.

Complete Jewish Bible
"He sent from on high, he took me and pulled me out of deep water;

Darby Translation
He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;

Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord reached down from above and grabbed me. He pulled me from the deep water.

George Lamsa Translation
He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters;

Good News Translation
The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.

Literal Translation
He sent from above; He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sent downe from aboue, and receaued me, and drue me out of many waters.

American Standard Version
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

Bible in Basic English
He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He sent from aboue and toke me: he drew me out of many waters.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters;

King James Version (1611)
He sent from aboue, he tooke me: he drew me out of many waters.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters.

English Revised Version
He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

Berean Standard Bible
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He sente fro heuene, and took me; and drow me out of manye watris.

Young's Literal Translation
He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

Update Bible Version
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

Webster's Bible Translation
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

World English Bible
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

New King James Version
"He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.

New Living Translation
"He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.

New Life Bible
"He sent from above. He took me. He pulled me out of many waters.

New Revised Standard
He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of mighty waters.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He sent from on high, he took me, - he drew me out of many waters;

Douay-Rheims Bible
He sent from on high, and took me, and drew me out of many waters.

Revised Standard Version
"He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

Contextual Overview

² God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God—the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men. ⁴ I sing to God the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved. ⁵The waves of death crashed over me, devil waters rushed over me. Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit. ⁷ A hostile world! I called to God , to my God I cried out. From his palace he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence— a private audience! ⁸Earth wobbled and lurched; the very heavens shook like leaves, Quaked like aspen leaves because of his rage. His nostrils flared, billowing smoke; his mouth spit fire. Tongues of fire darted in and out; he lowered the sky. He stepped down; under his feet an abyss opened up. He rode a winged creature, swift on wind-wings. He wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black rain-cloud darkness. But his cloud-brightness burst through, a grand comet of fireworks. Then God thundered out of heaven; the High God gave a great shout. God shot his arrows—pandemonium! He hurled his lightnings—a rout! The secret sources of ocean were exposed, the hidden depths of earth lay uncovered The moment God roared in protest, let loose his hurricane anger. ¹⁷But me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved! ²¹ God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start. Indeed, I've kept alert to God 's ways; I haven't taken God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works, I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step. God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes. ²⁶You stick by people who stick with you, you're straight with people who're straight with you, You're good to good people, you shrewdly work around the bad ones. You take the side of the down-and-out, but the stuck-up you take down a peg. ²⁹Suddenly, God , your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness. I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences. What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God -direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it. ³²Is there any god like God ? Are we not at bedrock? Is not this the God who armed me well, then aimed me in the right direction? Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain. He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow! You protect me with salvation-armor; you touch me and I feel ten feet tall. You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm. When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men. I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them. You armed me well for this fight; you smashed the upstarts. You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters. They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer. I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter. You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me; the moment they got wind of me they submitted. They gave up; they came trembling from their hideouts.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sent: Psalms 18:16, Psalms 144:7

he drew: Psalms 32:6, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 59:2, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 93:4, Psalms 124:4, Psalms 124:5, Psalms 130:1, Isaiah 43:2, Lamentations 3:54, Revelation 17:15

many: or, great

Reciprocal: Psalms 46:1 - a very

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I'll make you a great nation and bless you. I'll make you famous; you'll be a blessing. I'll bless those who bless you; those who curse you I'll curse. All the families of the Earth will be blessed through you."

Genesis 15:5
Then he took him outside and said, "Look at the sky. Count the stars. Can you do it? Count your descendants! You're going to have a big family, Abram!"

Genesis 22:1
After all this, God tested Abraham. God said, "Abraham!" "Yes?" answered Abraham. "I'm listening."

Genesis 22:2
He said, "Take your dear son Isaac whom you love and go to the land of Moriah. Sacrifice him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I'll point out to you."

Genesis 22:8
Abraham said, "Son, God will see to it that there's a sheep for the burnt offering." And they kept on walking together.

Genesis 22:9
They arrived at the place to which God had directed him. Abraham built an altar. He laid out the wood. Then he tied up Isaac and laid him on the wood. Abraham reached out and took the knife to kill his son.

Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked up. He saw a ram caught by its horns in the thicket. Abraham took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt offering instead of his son.

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."

Genesis 22:19
Then Abraham went back to his young servants. They got things together and returned to Beersheba. Abraham settled down in Beersheba.

Genesis 28:3
"And may The Strong God bless you and give you many, many children, a congregation of peoples; and pass on the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants so that you will get this land in which you live, this land God gave Abraham."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. :-.