2 Samuel 22:47
in 2 Samuel 22The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
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ASV
Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
KJV
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock
on 2 Samuel 22:47-49
The Lord liveth opens the song's closing doxology with a confession set against the pagan world around Israel, where a god's death was assumed as part of his own myth. Blessed be my rock, and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation stacks rock language one final time, closing the string of titles the song opened with in verses two and three. Delivered from the violent man most plainly names Saul, the same word used elsewhere of Saul's pursuit through the outlaw years, so the whole song returns to the man named in its opening verse.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
David often hid himself in a rock ( 1 Sam. xxiv. 2 ), but God was his chief hiding-place. "He is my fortress, in which I am safe and think myself so-- my high tower, or stronghold, in which I am out of the reach of real evils--the tower of salvation (
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The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. See Gill on Psa 18:46.
The words behind it
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חַי־ | chai- | [is] living | H2416 → | 498 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וּבָר֣וּךְ | uvarukh | and [be] blessed | H1288 → | 330 times |
| צוּרִ֑י | tzuri | rock my | H6697 → | 78 times |
| וְיָרֻ֕ם | veyarum | and may he be exalted | H7311 → | 190 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֖י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| צ֥וּר | tzur | [the] rock of | H6697 → | 78 times |
| יִשְׁעִֽי׃ | yishi | salvation my | H3468 → | 36 times |
חַי־[is] living
chai-H2416 →498 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וּבָר֣וּךְand [be] blessed
uvarukhH1288 →330 times
צוּרִ֑יrock my
tzuriH6697 →78 times
וְיָרֻ֕םand may he be exalted
veyarumH7311 →190 times
אֱלֹהֵ֖י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
צ֥וּר[the] rock of
tzurH6697 →78 times
יִשְׁעִֽי׃salvation my
yishiH3468 →36 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
Job 19:25But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth.
it leads to
- Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
- Isaiah 54:5
For your husband is your Maker—the LORD of Hosts is His name—the Holy One of Israel is your Redeemer; He is called the God of all the earth.
- Psalms 78:35
And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.
- Psalms 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- Proverbs 23:11
for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.
- Ephesians 1:7
Through
2 Samuel 22:3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
it leads to
- Psalms 9:9
The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
- Isaiah 12:2
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
- Psalms 9:9
Through
Psalms 89:26He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
it leads to
- 2 Samuel 7:14
I will be his Father, and he will be My son. When he does wrong, I will discipline him with the rod of men and with the blows of the sons of men.
- 2 Samuel 7:14
Where this verse is studied
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About 2 Samuel

This page draws on 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.
