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

35Who trains my hands for battle, so my arms can bend a bronze bow. 36You gave me Your shield of salvation. and Your answering has made me great. You broaden my steps beneath me, so my feet have not slipped. 38I pursue my enemies and destroy them. I will not return till they are consumed. 39I consumed them and crushed them till they cannot rise; yes, they fall beneath my feet.

2 Samuel 22:37 word by word

תַּרְחִ֥יב צַעֲדִ֖י תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי וְלֹ֥א מָעֲד֖וּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou hast enlargedרָחַבrâchab · to enlargeH7337
• my stepsצַ֫עַדtsa‛ad · stepH6806
• under me; so that my feetקַרְסֹלqarsôl · ankleH7166
• did not slipמָעַדmâ‛ad · to slipH4571

Cross-references for 2 Samuel 22:37

• Psalms 4:1For the music director, on stringed instruments, a psalm of David.
• Psalms 18:36You gave me the shield of Your salvation. Your right hand upholds me, Your gentleness makes me great.
• Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your step will not be hindered, and when you run, you will not stumble.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He guards the steps of His godly ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness. For one does not prevail by might.
• Psalms 17:5My steps have kept on Your paths. My feet have not slipped.
• Psalms 94:18If I say: “My foot has slipped,” Your mercy, Adonai, will hold me up.
• Psalms 121:3He will not let your foot slip. Your Keeper 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