2 Samuel 22:3
I will hope in him. God is my strong one, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. He lifts me up, and he is my refreshment. You, O my Savior, will free me from iniquity.
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In Context
2And he said: “The Lord is my rock, and my strength, and my Savior.
4I will call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy; and I will be saved from my enemies.
Cross References
Genesis 15:1And so, these things having been transacted, the word of the Lord came to Abram by a vision, saying: “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your protector, and your reward is exceedingly great.”
Deuteronomy 32:37And he shall say: ‘Where are their gods, in whom they had confidence?
1 Samuel 2:1“My heart exults in the Lord, and my horn is exalted in my God. My mouth is enlarged over my enemies. For I have rejoiced in your salvation.
2 Samuel 22:51magnifying the salvation of his king, and showing mercy to David, his Christ, and to his offspring forever.”
Psalms 5:12But let all those who hope in you rejoice. They will exult in eternity, and you will dwell in them. And all those who love your name will glory in you.
Psalms 9:10And the Lord has become a refuge for the poor, a helper in opportunity, in tribulation.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:3-51
David's Song of Praise. ( b. c. 1020.) 1 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: Observe here, I. That it has often been the lot of God's people to have many enemies, and to be in imminent danger of falling into their hands. David was a man after God's heart, but not after men's heart: many were those that hated him, and sought his ruin; Saul is particularly named, either, 1. As distinguished… Read the whole commentary →