2 Samuel 22:2

2 Samuel 22:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
• New International Version (NIV)He said: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
• English Standard Version (ESV)He said, "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And he said: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

Context of 2 Samuel 22:2

1And 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. And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; 3God is my rock, in him will I trust — My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence. 4I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

2 Samuel 22:2 word by word

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֛ה סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י וּמְפַלְטִי־לִֽי׃Read the interlinear

• saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• rockסֶ֫לַעsela‛ · cragH5553
• delivererפָּלַטpâlaţ · to escapeH6403

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:2

• Deuteronomy 32:4[He is] the Rock, his work is perfect, For all his ways are righteousness; A God of faithfulness without deceit, Just and right is he.
• 1 Samuel 2:2There is none holy as Jehovah, for there is none beside thee, neither is there any rock like our God.
• Psalms 18:2Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my rock, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower.
• Psalms 31:3For thou art my rock and my fortress; and, for thy name's sake, thou wilt lead me and guide me.
• Psalms 42:9I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy?
• Psalms 71:3Be to me a rock of habitation, whereunto I may continually resort: thou hast given commandment to save me; for thou art my rock and my fortress.
• Psalms 91:2I say of Jehovah, My refuge and my fortress; my God, I will confide in him.
• Psalms 144:2My mercy and my fortress, my high tower and my deliverer, my shield and he in whom I trust, who subdueth my people under me!
• Matthew 16:18And I also, I say unto thee that thou art Peter, and on this rock I will build my assembly, and hades' gates shall not prevail against it.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Hannah said, there is no Rock like our God (1 Samuel 2:2). David also called the Lord his rock, remembering how God saved him from Saul at the Rock of Escape (1 Samuel 23:28). The Hebrew word for “rock” in 2 Samuel 22:3 (different from 22:2) is used in 1 Samuel 24:2 to describe the Rocks of the Wild Goats, where Saul thought David was hiding. fortress: This word also referred to David’s physical stronghold (1 Samuel 22:4), where he and his men hid from…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:2

• Faith
• Fort

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Spiritual Rock
• Text of the Old Testament

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