Thematic Bible
2 Samuel 22:1 (show verse)
Then David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song, on the day Yahweh delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:2 (show verse)
And he said: "Yahweh [is] my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
2 Samuel 22:3 (show verse)
I take refuge in God, my rock, my shield, and the {strength} of my salvation. My stronghold and my refuge, O my savior, you will save me from violence!
Fort » Figurative » Of God's care
Horn » Figurative » Of divine protection
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Tower
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Tower » Figurative » Of divine protection
Towers » Illustrative of » God as the protector of his people
Trust » Of saints, is » Fixed
Horn » Figurative » Of divine protection
Privileges of saints » Having God for their » Tower
Shield » Figurative » Of God's protection
Tower » Figurative » Of divine protection
Towers » Illustrative of » God as the protector of his people
Trust » Of saints, is » Fixed
2 Samuel 22:4 (show verse)
I call [upon] Yahweh who is praiseworthy, and I [am] saved from those who hate me.
2 Samuel 22:5 (show verse)
For the breaker waves of death engulfed me; the currents of chaos overwhelmed me.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:6 (show verse)
The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
2 Samuel 22:7 (show verse)
In my distress I called [upon] Yahweh, and to my God I called. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help [was] to his ears.
2 Samuel 22:8 (show verse)
The earth heaved and shook, the foundations of heaven trembled and heaved because {he was angry}.
2 Samuel 22:9 (show verse)
Smoke went up from his nostrils and fire from his mouth. Burning coals devoured, they burned from him.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:10 (show verse)
He bowed the heavens and came down; a very thick cloud [was] under his feet.
2 Samuel 22:11 (show verse)
He rode upon a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
2 Samuel 22:12 (show verse)
He put darkness [as] a canopy all around him, a collection of {thick rain clouds}.
2 Samuel 22:13 (show verse)
From the brightness before him flamed burning coals of fire.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:14 (show verse)
Yahweh thundered from heaven, and the Most High {uttered his voice}.
2 Samuel 22:15 (show verse)
He sent arrows and he scattered them, lightning, and he directed them.
2 Samuel 22:16 (show verse)
Then the channels of water of the sea were exposed, the foundations of the world, at the rebuke of Yawheh, from the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
2 Samuel 22:17 (show verse)
He sent from a high position [and] took me; he drew me from mighty waters.
2 Samuel 22:18 (show verse)
He delivered me from my strong enemies, from those who hate me, for they [were] mightier than I.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:19 (show verse)
They approached me on the day of my disaster, but Yahweh [was] my support.
2 Samuel 22:20 (show verse)
He brought me out to a spacious place. He delivered me because he delighted in me.
2 Samuel 22:21 (show verse)
Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands he recompensed me.
Afflictions » The afflicted
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Righteousness » Exemplified » David
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Righteousness » Exemplified » David
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
2 Samuel 22:22 (show verse)
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh; I have not acted wickedly against my God.
Afflictions » The afflicted
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
2 Samuel 22:23 (show verse)
For all of his ordinances [were] before me, and I did not turn aside from his statutes.
Afflictions » The afflicted
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
2 Samuel 22:24 (show verse)
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
Afflictions » The afflicted
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
2 Samuel 22:25 (show verse)
Yahweh has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness before his eyes.
Afflictions » The afflicted
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Recompense » Of righteousness
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
Iniquity » The reward for abstaining from iniquity
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Recompense » Of righteousness
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
2 Samuel 22:26 (show verse)
With the loyal, you act as loyal, and with the blameless, you show yourself blameless.
Afflictions » The afflicted
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
God » Mercy of » Promises of divine mercy
God's Promises » Of mercy » Promises of divine
Mercy » Promises of divine
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
Frowardness » The froward
Frowardness » Who the lord shows himself froward toward
God » Mercy of » Promises of divine mercy
God's Promises » Of mercy » Promises of divine
Mercy » Promises of divine
Mercy » The merciful
Purity » The pure
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
Uprightness » Who the lord shows himself upright toward
Uprightness » The reward for being upright
2 Samuel 22:27 (show verse)
With the pure, you show yourself pure, but with the crooked, you appear as a fool.
2 Samuel 22:28 (show verse)
Humble people you will deliver, but your eyes [are] on the haughty, [whom] you bring down.
2 Samuel 22:29 (show verse)
For you, O Yahweh [are] my lamp, and Yahweh lightens my darkness.
2 Samuel 22:30 (show verse)
For by you I can run a raid; by my God I can leap over a wall.
2 Samuel 22:31 (show verse)
This God, his way [is] blameless; the promise of Yahweh [is] flawless. He [is] a shield to all who take refuge in him.
Defense » Who the lord defends
God » Trust in » Special promises concerning
God » Wisdom of » General references to
God » People of general references to » Perfection of
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Perfection divine, of God
Trial » What is tried
Trust in God » Special promises concerning
Word » Fulfilment of » General references to
God » Trust in » Special promises concerning
God » Wisdom of » General references to
God » People of general references to » Perfection of
Perfection » Some essential elements of » Perfection divine, of God
Trial » What is tried
Trust in God » Special promises concerning
Word » Fulfilment of » General references to
2 Samuel 22:32 (show verse)
For who [is] God apart from Yahweh? And who [is] a rock apart from our God?
2 Samuel 22:33 (show verse)
God [is] my strong refuge, he has fully opened my way.
2 Samuel 22:34 (show verse)
He makes my feet like a doe deer, and on my high places he has set me.
Animals » Names of » Deer
Deer » Surefootedness of
Feet » People found at Christ's » Of the saints
Feet » Often swift
Greatness » What makes you great
The righteous » Saints » The feet of
Saints » Death of » The feet of
Saints » Feet
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war
Deer » Surefootedness of
Feet » People found at Christ's » Of the saints
Feet » Often swift
Greatness » What makes you great
The righteous » Saints » The feet of
Saints » Death of » The feet of
Saints » Feet
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war
2 Samuel 22:35 (show verse)
He trains my hands for the war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
Bow » A weapon » Made of brass (rv)
the Bow » Usually of steel
Greatness » What makes you great
Iron » Hardened into steel
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Steel » Bows of
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
War » General references to
War » God » Taught his people the art of
War » Divine approval of
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war
the Bow » Usually of steel
Greatness » What makes you great
Iron » Hardened into steel
Salvation » The lord giving salvation
Steel » Bows of
Stumbling/slipping » The lord preventing you from slipping
War » General references to
War » God » Taught his people the art of
War » Divine approval of
War/weapons » The lord teaching you how to war
2 Samuel 22:36 (show verse)
You have given me the shield of your salvation; your willingness to help has made me great.
2 Samuel 22:37 (show verse)
You have broadened my steps beneath me; my ankles have not wobbled.
2 Samuel 22:38 (show verse)
I pursued those who hate me, and I destroyed them. I did not turn back until finishing them.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:39 (show verse)
I wiped them out and I smashed them; they did not get up; they fell under my feet.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:40 (show verse)
You have girded me with physical strength for the battle; you caused those who rose up against me to kneel under me.
2 Samuel 22:41 (show verse)
{My enemies you cause to retreat from me}; I destroy those who hate me.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:42 (show verse)
They looked out, but there was no deliverer, [even] to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:43 (show verse)
I beat them fine, like the dust of the earth; like the mire of the streets, I crushed them, I stamped them down.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:44 (show verse)
You delivered me from the strife of my people; you preserved me as the head of the nations. A people I had not known served me.
2 Samuel 22:45 (show verse)
Children of a foreign land came cringing to me; {when they heard of me}, they became obedient to me.
2 Samuel 22:46 (show verse)
Children of a foreign land lost heart and came trembling from their strongholds.
2 Samuel 22:47 (show verse)
Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted!
2 Samuel 22:48 (show verse)
God does vengeance for me, bringing down peoples under me.
2 Samuel 22:49 (show verse)
He brings me out from my enemies, and from those who rose up against me you lift me up, and from men of violence you rescue me.
No Themes for this verse.
2 Samuel 22:50 (show verse)
Therefore I will extol you, Yahweh, among the nations! I will sing praises to your name!
2 Samuel 22:51 (show verse)
He makes great salvation [for] his king and shows loyal love to his anointed one, David and to his descendants forever."