2 Samuel 22:37

2 Samuel 22:37 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
• New International Version (NIV)You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip;
• New King James Version (NKJV)You enlarged my path under me; So my feet did not slip.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:37

35He trains my hands for battle so that my arms can bend an ⌞archer’s⌟ bow of bronze. 36You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your help makes me great. You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip. 38I chased my enemies and destroyed them. I did not return until I had ended their lives. 39I ended their lives by shattering them. They were unable to get up. They fell under my feet.

2 Samuel 22:37 word by word

תַּרְחִ֥יב צַעֲדִ֖י תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי וְלֹ֥א מָעֲד֖וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast enlargedרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• my stepsצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• under me; so that my feetקַרְסֹלqarsôl · ankleH7166
• did not slipמָעַדmâ‛ad · to slipH4571

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:37

• Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness. You have freed me from my troubles. Have pity on me, and hear my prayer!
• Psalms 18:36You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip.
• Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your stride will not be hampered. Even if you run, you will not stumble.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He safeguards the steps of his faithful ones, but wicked people are silenced in darkness because humans cannot succeed by their own strength.
• Psalms 17:5my steps have remained firmly in your paths. My feet have not slipped.
• Psalms 94:18When I said, “My feet are slipping,” your mercy, O Lord, continued to hold me up.
• Psalms 121:3He will not let you fall. Your guardian will not fall asleep.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:37

• 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
• Enlarge; Enlargement
• Foot
• 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