Revised Literal Translation
2 Samuel 22:5
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.
- 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.
Context of 2 Samuel 22:5
3The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence. 4I will call on Yhwh, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; 6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; 7In my distress I called upon Yhwh, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
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כִּ֥י אֲפָפֻ֖נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָ֑וֶת נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:5
- 1 Thessalonians 5:3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
- Psalms 18:4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.
- Psalms 69:14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
- Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, O Yhwh, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
- Isaiah 59:19So shall they fear the name of Yhwh from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of Yhwh shall lift up a standard against him to put him to flight.
- Jeremiah 46:7Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?
- Revelation 12:15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.
- Revelation 17:1And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon 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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