2 Samuel 22:49
in 2 Samuel 22who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
KJV
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
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This verse in 2 Samuel 22
Commentary
2 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
) namely, Saul, who was malicious in his designs against him and vigorous in his pursuit. This is expressed figuratively,
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And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. See Gill on Psa 18:48.
The words behind it
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּמוֹצִיאִ֖י | umotzii | and [is] bringing out me | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| מֵאֹֽיְבָ֑י | meoyevai | from enemies my | H341 → | 282 times |
| וּמִקָּמַי֙ | umikamai | and from [those who] rise against me | H6965 → | 628 times |
| תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִי | teromeni | you lift up me | H7311 → | 190 times |
| מֵאִ֥ישׁ | meish | from a man of | H376 → | 1663 times |
| חֲמָסִ֖ים | chamasim | violence<s> | H2555 → | |
| תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ | tatzileni | you rescue me | H5337 → | 212 times |
וּמוֹצִיאִ֖יand [is] bringing out me
umotziiH3318 →1067 times
מֵאֹֽיְבָ֑יfrom enemies my
meoyevaiH341 →282 times
וּמִקָּמַי֙and from [those who] rise against me
umikamaiH6965 →628 times
תְּר֣וֹמְמֵ֔נִיyou lift up me
teromeniH7311 →190 times
מֵאִ֥ישׁfrom a man of
meishH376 →1663 times
חֲמָסִ֖יםviolence<s>
chamasimH2555 →
תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃you rescue me
tatzileniH5337 →212 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
1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth…
it leads to
- Psalms 113:7–8
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Daniel 2:48
Then the king promoted Daniel and gave him many generous gifts. He made him ruler over the entire province of Babylon and chief administrator over all the wise men of Babylon.
- James 2:5
Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
- Daniel 6:3
Soon, by his extraordinary spirit, Daniel distinguished himself among the administrators and satraps. So the king planned to set him over the whole kingdom.
- Ecclesiastes 4:14
For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.
- Psalms 113:7–8
Through
Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
it leads to
- Psalms 71:4
Deliver me, O my God, from the hand of the wicked, from the grasp of the unjust and ruthless.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Psalms 18:48
who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
- Psalms 140:4
Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.
- Psalms 71:4
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) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.