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2 Samuel 22:5
5The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed 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;
- English Standard Version (ESV)"For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed 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 is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me. 4“I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies. The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 6The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. 7“In my distress I called to the Lord; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; 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, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape.
- Psalms 18:4The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
- Psalms 69:14Rescue me from the mire, do not let me sink; deliver me from those who hate me, from the deep waters.
- Psalms 93:3The seas have lifted up, Lord, the seas have lifted up their voice; the seas have lifted up their pounding waves.
- Isaiah 59:19From the west, people will fear the name of the Lord, and from the rising of the sun, they will revere his glory. For he will come like a pent-up flood that the breath of the Lord drives along.
- Jeremiah 46:7“Who is this that rises like the Nile, like rivers of surging waters?
- Revelation 12:15Then from his mouth the serpent spewed water like a river, to overtake the woman and sweep her away with the torrent.
- Revelation 17:1One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and said to me, “Come, I will show you the punishment of the great prostitute, who sits by 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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