2 Samuel 22:1

2 Samuel 22:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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 King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:1

David wrote this song when the Lord saved him from the power of his enemies when Saul was king. 2This is what he sang: ‘The Lord keeps me safe. He is my great rock and my strong place. 3My God is my high rock. I run to him to hide and be safe. He keeps me safe like a soldier's shield. He is the strong place where I can hide safely. God, you have saved me from men who want to attack me.

2 Samuel 22:1 word by word

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּיוֹם֩ הִצִּ֨יל יְהוָ֥ה אֹת֛וֹ מִכַּ֥ף כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו וּמִכַּ֥ף שָׁאֽוּל׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• of this songשִׁירָהshîyr shîyrâh · songH7892
• in the dayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• had deliveredנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• him out of the handכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• of all his enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• of Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:1

• Psalms 50:14Say “thank you” to me as your offering. Do whatever you have promised to do for me, the Most High God.
• Psalms 103:1I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’ Everything that is in me, praise his holy name!
• Psalms 116:1I love the Lord, because he heard me when I called to him.
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to praise the Lord: ‘I will sing to the Lord, because he has shown his great power. He threw horses and their riders into the sea.
• Judges 5:1On that day Deborah sang this song, with Abinoam's son Barak:
• 2 Samuel 22:49He is the one who saves me from my enemies. Yes, God, you give me power to win against those who attack me. You keep me safe from angry and cruel men.
• Psalms 18:1I love you, Lord. You make me strong.
• Psalms 34:19Righteous people may often have troubles, but the Lord saves them from every danger.
• Isaiah 12:1At that time, you will say, ‘I praise you, Lord. You were angry with me. But now, you are no longer angry. Now you have been kind to me.
• 2 Corinthians 1:10We nearly died, but God saved us from that great danger. We know that we can continue to trust him. He will save us from any future danger.
• 2 Timothy 4:18The Lord will continue to save me from every bad thing. And he will bring me safely to heaven, where he rules. He is great and we should praise him for ever! Amen! This is true!
• Revelation 7:9After this, I looked again. I saw a very big crowd of people. There were so many people that nobody could count them. They came from every nation, from every tribe and from every language. They were standing in front of the throne and in front of the Lamb. They were wearing long white clothes and they held branches of palm trees in their hands.
• 1 Samuel 23:14David stayed in places where he would be safe. They were in the desert, and in the hill country of Ziph. Saul always tried to find David. But God did not let Saul catch David.
• 1 Samuel 24:15The Lord will be the judge to decide who is right. I pray that he will see that I am not guilty. I pray that he will save me from your power.’
• 1 Samuel 25:29People may chase after you and try to kill you. But the Lord your God will always keep you safe. He will throw your enemies away like someone who throws a stone from his sling.
• 1 Samuel 2:24No, my sons, you should not do these terrible things. The Lord's people all complain about you.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1David spake unto the Lord the words of this song - This is the same in substance, and almost in words, with Psalm 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1This song, which is found with scarcely any material variation as 2 Samuel 22:44-46, Philistines, Moabites, Syrians, Ammonites, and Edomites, was still fresh 2 Samuel 21. For a commentary on the separate verses the reader is referred to the commentary on Psalm 18.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1David's psalm of thanksgiving. --This chapter is a psalm of praise; we find it afterwards nearly as Psa 18. They that trust God in the way of duty, shall find him a present help in their greatest dangers: David did so. Remarkable preservations should be particularly mentioned in our praises. We shall never be delivered from all enemies till we get to heaven. God will preserve all his people, 2Ti 4:18. Those who receive signal mercies from God, ought to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-51This prayer of thanksgiving (also recorded in Psalm 18) appears near the end of David's story. But David likely prayed it much earlier in his life. This prayer and Hannah’s prayer in 1 Samuel 2:1–10 together enclose the book of Samuel with an inclusio (literary bookends). Hannah was saved from being unable to have children, and David was saved from his enemies. The hymn's placement also provides a parallel to Moses. Both Moses and David's stories end with…Read the comment

In the dictionaries

• David
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Day, That (the)
• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• 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