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 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. Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped. 38I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn again till they were consumed. 39And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet.

2 Samuel 22:37 word by word

תַּרְחִ֥יב צַעֲדִ֖י תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי וְלֹ֥א מָעֲד֖וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

• enlargedרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• stepsצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• underתַּחַתtachath · underneath: underH8478
• meלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• feetקַרְסֹלqarsôl · ankleH7166
• slippedמָעַדmâ‛ad · to slipH4571

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:37

• Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness; thou hast set me at large when I was in distress: have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
• Psalms 18:36Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
• Proverbs 4:12When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened; and if thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
• Psalms 17:5My steps have held fast to thy paths, my feet have not slipped.
• Psalms 94:18When I said, My foot slippeth; thy mercy, O LORD, held me up.
• Psalms 121:3He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

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