2 Samuel 22:17 KJV

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

Matthew Henry

  • David's psalm of thanksgivingThis chapter is a psalm of praise; we find it afterwards nearly as Ps 18. They that trust God in the way of duty, shall find him a present help in their...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • Psalms 144:7 Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;
  • Exodus 2:10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.
  • Psalms 18:16 He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
  • Psalms 32:6 For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.
  • Psalms 59:1–2 <To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.> Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. …

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Topics

  • David David as poet
  • Epic David’s war song
  • God Glory of God
  • Praise Celebrating his deliverance from the hand of Saul
  • Psalms In celebrating his deliverance

Kings of Israel & Judah

  • DavidKing of Israel · 1055–1015 BC

Timeline

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • He sent יִשְׁלַח yišlaḥ שָׁלַח Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular
  • from above מִמָּרוֹם mimmārôm מָרוֹם Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • he took יִקָּחֵנִי yiqqāḥēnî לָקַח Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular
  • me; he drew יַמְשֵׁנִי yamšēnî מָשָׁה Verb · hiphil imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: first person common singular
  • me out of many רַבִּים rabbîm רַב Adjective · masculine plural
  • waters מִמַּיִם mimmayim מַיִם Noun · masculine plural · with preposition

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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