2 Samuel 22:36
And thou hast given me the shield of my salvation, 1 And thy propitious dealing has increased me, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
In Context
35He teaches my hands to war, 1 And has broken a brazen bow by my arm. 1
37So as to make room under me for my going, 1 And my legs did not totter. 1
Cross References
Genesis 12:2And I will make thee a great nation, and I will bless thee and magnify thy name, and thou shalt be blessed.
Genesis 22:17surely blessing I will bless thee, and multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand which is by the shore of the sea, and thy seed shall inherit the cities of their enemies.
Psalms 84:11Mercy and truth are met together: 1 Righteousness and peace have kissed each other. 1
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 →