2 Samuel 22:36

2 Samuel 22:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
• New International Version (NIV)You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:36

34He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. 35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me. 37You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. 38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

2 Samuel 22:36 word by word

וַתִּתֶּן־לִ֖י מָגֵ֣ן יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ וַעֲנֹתְךָ֖ תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• You have givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• Your shieldמָגֵןmâgên meginnâh · shieldH4043
• of salvationיֵ֫שַׁעyesha‛ yêsha‛ · salvationH3468
• and Your gentlenessעֲנָוָה‛ănâvâh · humilityH6038
• exalts meרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:36

• Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
• Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
• Ephesians 6:16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
• Psalms 18:35You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
• Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
• Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
• Psalms 115:14May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:36

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 31-51David praises God for saving him in the past and for promising blessings to his family in the future (see 2 Samuel 7:8–16).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:36

• Gentleness
• Salvation
• Shield

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Gentleness
• Humility
• Meekness
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings