2 Samuel 22:4

2 Samuel 22:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
• New International Version (NIV)“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:4

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. I praise the Lord because he deserves it! When I called to him for help, he saved me from my enemies. 5Death was near enough to catch me! Danger was like a river that wanted to drown me. 6Death was tying me up with ropes, to pull me into the deep hole of the grave.

2 Samuel 22:4 word by word

מְהֻלָּ֖ל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I will callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• on the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• worthy to be praisedהָלַלhâlal · to boast: praiseH1984
• so shall I be savedיָשַׁעyâsha‛ · to saveH3467
• from mine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:4

• Psalms 116:2He listened carefully to me. When I need help, I will always pray to him, for as long as I live.
• Nehemiah 9:5Then the Levites (Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah and Pethahiah) said, ‘Stand up and praise the Lord your God. He lives always and for ever.’ They said, ‘Your name is great and wonderful. We praise you more than words could ever say.
• Psalms 18:3I praise the Lord because he deserves it! When I called to him for help, he saved me from my enemies.
• Psalms 66:2Sing to praise his great name! Praise him in the way that he deserves.
• Psalms 106:2The great things that the Lord has done are too many to tell! Nobody can praise him enough.
• Psalms 148:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the sky above! Praise him high in the heavens.
• Revelation 4:11‘God, our Lord, you are very good! Everyone should give you honour and say how great and powerful you are! Everyone should worship you, because you created everything. You decided to make them and so you made them! That is why everything in the world is here.’
• Revelation 5:12They all sang with loud voices: ‘The Lamb that people killed is completely good! He has all authority, and all things belong to him. He is wise and powerful. Everyone must agree that he is great! Everyone must praise him and worship him!’
• Psalms 34:6I was weak and helpless, so I called out to the Lord. The Lord heard me. He saved me from all my troubles.
• Psalms 50:15Pray to me when you are in trouble. Then I will rescue you, and you will praise me.’
• Psalms 55:16But I will call to God for help. The Lord will make me safe.
• Psalms 56:9When I call to you for help, my enemies will turn back. I am sure of this: God is with me, to fight for me.
• Psalms 57:1God, please be kind to me and help me! Please help me! I have come to you to keep me safe. Until the danger has gone, keep me near to you, in the way that birds protect their babies under their wings.
• Romans 10:13As it says in the Bible: ‘The Lord God will save everyone who asks him for help.’

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:4

• 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

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:4

• Faith
• Praise

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament
• refuge, refugee, shelter, sheltered

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