2 Samuel 22:34
in 2 Samuel 22He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
He maketh his feet like hinds’ feet, And setteth me upon my high places.
KJV
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
who is God, save the Lord
on 2 Samuel 22:32-34
Who is God, save the Lord, and who is a rock, save our God turns the song briefly from thanksgiving to confession, a question that answers itself against every god the surrounding nations named. Feet like hinds' feet set upon high places is battlefield imagery, sure footing on rock rather than speed alone, and Keil and Delitzsch read it beside the earlier waves and floods, the same man now standing secure on ground that once seemed to be sinking under him.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), which is of great advantage both in charging and retreating. (3.) With victory over his enemies, not only Saul and Absalom, but the Philistines, Moabites, Ammonites, Syrians, and other neighbouring nations, whom he subdued and made tributaries to Israel. His wonderful victories are here described,
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He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. See Gill on Psa 18:33.
The words behind it
6 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה | meshaveh | [he is] making | H7737 → | |
| רַגְלַ֖י | ragli | feet my | H7272 → | 247 times |
| כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת | kaaiyalot | like <the> does | H355 → | |
| וְעַ֥ל | veal | and on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| בָּמוֹתַ֖י | bamotai | high places my | H1116 → | 102 times |
| יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃ | yaamideni | he makes stand firm me | H5975 → | 521 times |
מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה[he is] making
meshavehH7737 →
רַגְלַ֖יfeet my
ragliH7272 →247 times
כָּאַיָּל֑וֹתlike <the> does
kaaiyalotH355 →
וְעַ֥לand on
vealH5921 →5755 times
בָּמוֹתַ֖יhigh places my
bamotaiH1116 →102 times
יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃he makes stand firm me
yaamideniH5975 →521 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Habakkuk 3:19GOD the Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like those of a deer; He makes me walk upon the heights! For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:13
He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 18:33
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
- Philippians 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
- Psalms 46:1
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
- Psalms 27:1
The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
- Deuteronomy 32:13
Through
Isaiah 58:14then you will delight yourself in the LORD, and I will make you ride on the heights of the land and feed you with the heritage of your father Jacob.” For the mouth of…
it leads to
- Job 22:26
Surely then you will delight in the Almighty and lift up your face to God.
- Isaiah 1:19–20
If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.
- Isaiah 33:16
he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
- Job 22:26
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Samuel
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Books of Samuel and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.