2 Samuel 22:34

2 Samuel 22:34 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
• New International Version (NIV)He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He makes my feet like the feet of deer, And sets me on my high places.

Context of 2 Samuel 22:34

32For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God? 33God is my strong fortress: and he guideth the perfect in his way. He maketh his feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places. 35He teacheth my hands to war; so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass. 36Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

2 Samuel 22:34 word by word

מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה רַגְלַ֖י כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּמוֹתַ֖י יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃Read the interlinear

• feetרֶ֫גֶלregel · footH7272
• hinds’אַיָּלָה'ayâlâh · doeH355
• meעַל‛al · uponH5921
• highבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:34

• 2 Samuel 2:18And the three sons of Zeruiah were there, Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel: and Asahel was as light of foot as a wild roe.
• Deuteronomy 33:25Thy bars shall be iron and brass; And as thy days, so shall thy strength be.
• Habakkuk 3:19Jehovah, the Lord, is my strength, and he maketh my feet like hinds’ feet, and will make me to walk upon mine high places. For the Chief Musician, on my stringed instruments.
• Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on the high places of the earth, And he did eat the increase of the field; And he made him to suck honey out of the rock, And oil out of the flinty rock;
• Isaiah 33:16He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: his bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure.
• Isaiah 58:14then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will make thee to ride upon the high places of the earth; and I will feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 22:34

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34David likely saw deer while he hid in the hills and caves for many days (1 Samuel 19:11–27:12).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Samuel 22:34

• Deer

In the dictionaries

• Arrow
• Hind
• Prevent
• Rock
• Songs
• David
• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Text of the Old Testament
• deer, doe, fawn, roebuck, stag

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