2 Samuel 22:4

Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

In Context

3God, my rock, in whom I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour! from violence dost thou save me!

5For the waves of death encompassed me, the floods of destruction made me afraid;

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Cross References

Nehemiah 9:5Then said the Levites, Jeshua', and Kadmiel, Bani, Chashabneyah, Sherebyah, Hodiyah, Shebanyah, and Pethachyah, Arise! bless ye the Lord your God from eternity to eternity. And let men bless thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

Psalms 34:6(34:7) This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and out of all his distresses did he save him.

Psalms 50:15And call on me on the day of distress: I will deliver thee,— and so wilt thou glorify me.”

Psalms 56:9(56:10) Then shall my enemies retire backward on the day when I call [on thee]: this I know—that God is for me.

Psalms 66:2Sing forth the glory of his name; make glorious his praise.

Psalms 106:2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can publish all his praise?

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 →

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