2 Samuel 22:50

2 Samuel 22:50 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
• New International Version (NIV)Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
• English Standard Version (ESV)"For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your name.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:50

48He is the true God who punishes my enemies. He makes the nations obey me. 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. Lord, I will thank you, so that all the nations know about you. I will sing to praise your name. 51Yes, the Lord gives power to me, David, his king. He gives me great strength to win against my enemies. I am the special king that he has chosen. He will continue to be kind to me and to my descendants for ever.’

2 Samuel 22:50 word by word

עַל־כֵּ֛ן אוֹדְךָ֥ יְהוָ֖ה בַּגּוֹיִ֑ם וּלְשִׁמְךָ֖ אֲזַמֵּֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Therefore I will give thanksיָדָהyâdâh · to give thanksH3034
• unto thee, O Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and I will sing praisesזָמַרzâmar · to singH2167
• unto thy nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:50

• Romans 15:9The Gentiles also praise God because he has been kind to them. This is written in the Bible: ‘I will tell the Gentiles about you, God. I will praise you with songs, to show how great you are.’
• Psalms 18:49Lord, I will thank you, so that all the nations know about you. I will sing to praise your name.
• Psalms 145:1Always I will praise you, my God and my king, and I will say how great you are!
• Psalms 146:1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord! I say to myself, ‘Praise the Lord!’
• 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.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:50

• 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

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• God
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• 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