2 Samuel 22:3
He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power saves me, he keeps me safe. He is my protector; he is my savior; he saves me from violence.
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2He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior.
4I call for help from the Lord, who should be praised, and he saves me from those who hate me.
Cross References
Genesis 15:1After all this had happened, God spoke to Abram in a vision, telling him, “Don't be afraid, Abram! I am your protector, and your truly great reward!”
Deuteronomy 32:37He'll ask, “What happened to your gods, the rock where you went for protection?
1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed, “I'm so happy in the Lord! He has empowered me! Now I have plenty to say in answer to those who hate me. I celebrate your salvation!
2 Samuel 22:51You have saved the king so often, showing your trustworthy love to David, your anointed, and to his descendants forever.”
Psalms 5:12For you, Lord, bless those who live right; you protect them with your shield of love.
Psalms 9:10Those who know your nature trust in you, for you don't abandon those who come to you.
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 →