2 Samuel 22:18

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He rescued me from my powerful enemyand from those who hated me,for they were too strong for me.

Hebrew Names Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

King James Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

Lexham English Bible
He delivered me from my strong enemies, from those who hate me, for they were mightier than I.

English Standard Version
He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

New Century Version
He saved me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.

New English Translation
He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.

Amplified Bible
"He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

New American Standard Bible
"He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

Geneva Bible (1587)
He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

Legacy Standard Bible
He delivered me from my strong enemy,From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

Contemporary English Version
You rescued me from enemies who were hateful and too powerful for me.

Complete Jewish Bible
he rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me, for they were stronger than I.

Darby Translation
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.

Easy-to-Read Version
He saved me from my powerful enemies, who hated me. They were too strong for me, so he saved me.

George Lamsa Translation
He delivered me from my strong enemies and from them that hated me; for they were too strong for me.

Good News Translation
He rescued me from my powerful enemies and from all those who hate me— they were too strong for me.

Literal Translation
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were stronger than me.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He delyuered me fro my stronge enemye, from them that hated me, for they were to mightie for me.

American Standard Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

Bible in Basic English
He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He deliuered me from my mightie enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were to strong for me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

King James Version (1611)
He deliuered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated mee: for they were too strong for me.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.

English Revised Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

Berean Standard Bible
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, for they were too mighty for me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He delyuerede me fro my myytiest enemy, and fro hem that hatiden me; for thei weren strongere than Y.

Young's Literal Translation
He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.

Update Bible Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

Webster's Bible Translation
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

World English Bible
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

New King James Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me.

New Living Translation
He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

New Life Bible
He saved me from those strong ones who hated me. For they were too strong for me.

New Revised Standard
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He rescued me from my foe, in his might, - from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me:

Douay-Rheims Bible
He delivered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

Revised Standard Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

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

delivered: 2 Samuel 22:1, Psalms 3:7, Psalms 56:9, 2 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Timothy 4:17

Reciprocal: Psalms 18:17 - strong Psalms 18:19 - because

Cross-References

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

Genesis 22:3
Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey. He took two of his young servants and his son Isaac. He had split wood for the burnt offering. He set out for the place God had directed him. On the third day he looked up and saw the place in the distance. Abraham told his two young servants, "Stay here with the donkey. The boy and I are going over there to worship; then we'll come back 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.

Ephesians 1:3
How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He's the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth's foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. :-.