2 Samuel 22:3
my God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: he is my protector, and the horn of my salvation, my helper, and my sure refuge; thou shalt save me from the unjust man.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
2And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
4I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
Cross References
Genesis 15:1And after these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram, I shield thee, thy reward shall be very great.
Deuteronomy 32:37and the Lord said, Where are their gods on whom they trusted?
1 Samuel 2:1My heart is established in the Lord, my horn is exalted in my God; my mouth is enlarged over my enemies, I have rejoiced in thy salvation.
2 Samuel 22:51He magnifies the + 22:51 Gr. salvations.salvation of his king, and works mercy for his anointed, even for David and for his seed for ever.
Psalms 5:12But let all that trust on thee be glad in thee: they shall exult for ever, and thou shalt dwell among them; and all that love thy name shall rejoice in thee.
Psalms 9:10The Lord also is become a refuge for the poor, a seasonable help, in affliction.
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 →