2 Samuel 22:16
The Lord roared, and by the wind from the breath of his nostrils the valleys of the sea could be seen and the foundations of the earth were uncovered.
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15He fired his arrows, scattering his enemies, he routed them with his lightning bolts.
17He reached down his hand from above and grabbed hold of me. He dragged me out of the deep water.
Cross References
Exodus 15:8You blew and the sea piled up. The waves stood straight like a wall. The depths of the ocean turned solid.
Job 38:11I said, ‘You may come here, but no farther. Here is where your proud waves stop.’
Psalms 74:1God, why have you rejected us? Is it forever? Why does your anger burn so hot against the sheep of your own field?
Psalms 114:3The Red Sea saw them and ran away; the Jordan River retreated.
Habakkuk 3:8Did you burn with rage against the rivers, Lord? Were you angry with the rivers? Were you furious with the sea when you rode your horses and chariots of salvation?
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 →