New Living Translation
2 Samuel 22:4
4I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.
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
2He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; 3my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence. I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. 5“The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me. 6The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
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מְהֻלָּ֖ל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:4
- Psalms 116:2Because he bends down to listen, I will pray as long as I have breath!
- Nehemiah 9:5Then the leaders of the Levites—Jeshua, Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah—called out to the people: “Stand up and praise the Lord your God, for he lives from everlasting to everlasting!” Then they prayed: “May your glorious name be praised! May it be exalted above all blessing and praise!
- Psalms 18:3I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.
- Psalms 66:2Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is.
- Psalms 106:2Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise him enough?
- Psalms 148:1Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies!
- Revelation 4:11“You are worthy, O Lord our God, to receive glory and honor and power. For you created all things, and they exist because you created what you pleased.”
- Revelation 5:12And they sang in a mighty chorus: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slaughtered— to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing.”
- Psalms 34:6In my desperation I prayed, and the Lord listened; he saved me from all my troubles.
- Psalms 50:15Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”
- Psalms 55:16But I will call on God, and the Lord will rescue me.
- Psalms 56:9My enemies will retreat when I call to you for help. This I know: God is on my side!
- Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy! I look to you for protection. I will hide beneath the shadow of your wings until the danger passes by.
- Romans 10:13For “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
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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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