2 Samuel 22:33
G-d is my ma'oz and power; 1 and He maketh my derech perfect. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
In Context
32For who is G-d, save Hashem? 1 And who is Tzur, save Eloheinu? 1
34He maketh my feet like the feet of ayyalot (deer); 1 and maketh me stand upon my high places. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 18:13Thou shalt be tamim (blameless) before Hashem Eloheicha.
Job 22:3Is it any pleasure to Shaddai, that thou art tzaddik? 1 Or is it gain to Him, that thou makest thy ways blameless? 1
Psalms 27:1(Of Dovid) 1 whom shall I fear? 1 Hashem is the ma'oz (stronghold) of my life; 1 of whom shall I be afraid? 1
Psalms 31:3Incline Thine ear to me; 1 deliver me speedily; 1 be Thou for me a Tzur Ma'oz, 1 a Bais Metzudot (fortress) to save me. 1
Psalms 46:1(For the one directing. Of the Bnei Korach. Al-alamot. + 46:1 after the manner of virgins, i.e., in the treble Shir) 1
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the ne'emenei eretz (faithful of the land), 1 that they may dwell with me; 1 he that walketh in a derech tamim, 1 he shall minister to me. 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 →