2 Samuel 22:51
Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed, and to his seed for ever.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
50Therefore will I give thanks to thee. O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.
Cross References
2 Samuel 7:12And when thy days shall be fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will raise up thy seed after thee, which shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom.
2 Samuel 7:16And thy house shall be faithful, and thy kingdom for ever before thy face, and thy throne shall be firm for ever.
2 Samuel 23:1Now these are David's last words. David the son of Isai said: The man to whom it was appointed concerning the Christ of the God of Jacob, the excellent psalmist of Israel said:
Psalms 18:50Therefore will I give glory to thee, O Lord, among the nations, and I will sing a psalm to thy name.
Psalms 48:3With the joy of the whole earth is mount Sion founded, on the sides of the north, the city of the great king.
Psalms 89:24And I will cut down his enemies before his face; and them that hate him I will put to flight.
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 →