2 Samuel 22:4
in 2 Samuel 22I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
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ASV
I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
KJV
I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised
on 2 Samuel 22:4-6
David names the danger three times in three verses, the waves of death, the floods of ungodly men, and the sorrows of hell, piling up the imagery of drowning and the grave together. Adam Clarke notes that while these words fit David's own history, in their fullest sense they belong to the Messiah alone, who met death and hell in earnest. The word prevented in verse six carries its old sense of came before or overtook rather than hindered, so the snares of death had already closed on him before he cried out.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
), for he is worthy to be praised. What we have found in God that is worthy to be praised should engage us to pray to him and give glory to him. To him will I give thanks (
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I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. See Gill on Psa 18:3.
The words behind it
5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מְהֻלָּ֖ל | mehulal | [the one] to be praised | H1984 → | |
| אֶקְרָ֣א | ʾekra' | I called out to | H7121 → | 733 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖י | umeoyevai | and from enemies my | H341 → | 282 times |
| אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ | ʾivashea' | I am delivered | H3467 → | 206 times |
מְהֻלָּ֖ל[the one] to be praised
mehulalH1984 →
אֶקְרָ֣אI called out to
ʾekra'H7121 →733 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖יand from enemies my
umeoyevaiH341 →282 times
אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃I am delivered
ʾivashea'H3467 →206 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
Romans 10:13for, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.”
it leads to
Through
Psalms 18:3I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
it leads to
- Psalms 91:15
When he calls out to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble. I will deliver him and honor him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 62:8
Trust in Him at all times, O people; pour out your hearts before Him. God is our refuge. Selah
- Romans 8:31–39
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Psalms 145:3
Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable.
- Psalms 91:15
Through
Psalms 116:2Because He has inclined His ear to me, I will call on Him as long as I live.
it leads to
- Psalms 145:18–19
The LORD is near to all who call on Him, to all who call out to Him in truth.
- Psalms 40:1
I waited patiently for the LORD; He inclined to me and heard my cry.
- Psalms 145:18–19
Where this verse is studied
On this page
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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.