English Standard Version
2 Samuel 22:5
5"For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;
2 Samuel 22:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
- New International Version (NIV)The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
- New Living Translation (NLT)“The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:5
3my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence. 4I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. "For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me; 6the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. 7"In my distress I called upon the Lord; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.
Read all of 2 Samuel 222 Samuel 22:5 word by word
כִּ֥י אֲפָפֻ֖נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָ֑וֶת נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:5
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3While people are saying, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Psalms 18:4The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of destruction assailed me;
- Psalms 69:14Deliver me from sinking in the mire; let me be delivered from my enemies and from the deep waters.
- Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their roaring.
- Isaiah 59:19So they shall fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun; for he will come like a rushing stream, which the wind of the Lord drives.
- Jeremiah 46:7"Who is this, rising like the Nile, like rivers whose waters surge?
- Revelation 12:15The serpent poured water like a river out of his mouth after the woman, to sweep her away with a flood.
- Revelation 17:1Then one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, "Come, I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who is seated on many waters,
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5When the waves of death compassed me - Though in a primary sense many of these things belong to David, yet generally and fully they belong to the Messiah alone.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
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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
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