2 Samuel 22:16

Then the channels of the sea were seen; 1 the foundations of the world were laid bare 1 at the rebuke of Yahweh, 1 at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 1

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And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

In Context

15He shot arrows and scattered his enemies— 1 lightning bolts and dispersed them. 1

17He reached down from above; he took hold of me! 1 He pulled me out of the surging water. 1

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Cross References

Exodus 15:8By the blast of your nostrils the waters were piled up; 1 the flowing waters stood upright in a heap; 1 the deep water was congealed in the heart of the sea. 1

Job 38:11and when I said to it, 'You may come this far, but no farther; 1 here is where I will put a boundary to the pride of your waves.' 1

Psalms 74:1God, why have you rejected us forever? 1 Why does your anger burn against the sheep of your pasture? 1

Psalms 114:3The sea looked and fled; 1 the Jordan turned back. 1

Habakkuk 3:8Was Yahweh angry at the rivers? Was your wrath against the rivers, 1 or your fury against the sea, 1 when you rode upon your horses and your victorious chariots? 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 →

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