2 Samuel 22:37
in 2 Samuel 22You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
KJV
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
teacheth my hands to war
on 2 Samuel 22:35-37
He teacheth my hands to war credits training in combat itself to God, and the bow of steel broken by mine arms is a soldier crediting skill rather than raw force, Matthew Henry notes it was dexterity as much as strength. Thy gentleness hath made me great sits deliberately beside the war language around it, so the song credits the same God for the battles won and for the patient dealing that shaped the man who could win them. Enlarged steps under me answers the strait place of the earlier verses, room to walk without stumbling where before there was only flood and snare.
This site's exposition
my ankles do not give way
Matthew Henry reads a shepherd trained into a soldier, for the boy bred to the crook was taught the arts of war. The LORD broadens the path beneath David after the strait places of the earlier verses. With room beneath him his ankles do not give way.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), being no longer straitened and confined. (2.) With military skill, and strength, and swiftness. Though he was bred up to the crook, he was well instructed in the arts of war and qualified for the toils and perils of it.
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Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. See Gill on Psa 18:36.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תַּרְחִ֥יב | tarchiv | you enlarge | H7337 → | |
| צַעֲדִ֖י | tzaadi | step[s] my | H6806 → | |
| תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי | tachteni | under me | H8478 → | 505 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| מָעֲד֖וּ | maadu | they slip | H4571 → | |
| קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ | karsulai | ankles my | H7166 → |
תַּרְחִ֥יבyou enlarge
tarchivH7337 →
צַעֲדִ֖יstep[s] my
tzaadiH6806 →
תַּחְתֵּ֑נִיunder me
tachteniH8478 →505 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
מָעֲד֖וּthey slip
maaduH4571 →
קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ankles my
karsulaiH7166 →
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
Psalms 121:3He will not allow your foot to slip; your Protector will not slumber.
it leads to
- Proverbs 3:23
Then you will go on your way in safety, and your foot will not stumble.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 2:9
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Proverbs 3:26
for the LORD will be your confidence and will keep your foot from the snare.
- Psalms 91:12
They will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
- Psalms 66:9
He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.
- Proverbs 3:23
Through
Psalms 4:1Answer me when I call, O God of my righteousness! You have relieved my distress; show me grace and hear my prayer.
it leads to
- 2 Corinthians 1:10
He has delivered us from such a deadly peril, and He will deliver us. In Him we have placed our hope that He will yet again deliver us,
- Exodus 34:6–7
Then the LORD passed in front of Moses and called out: “The LORD, the LORD God, is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion and faithfulness,
- 2 Corinthians 1:10
Through
Proverbs 4:12When you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.
it leads to
- Psalms 18:36
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 18:36
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Samuel
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.