2 Samuel 22:34
He makes my feet swift like a deer 1 and places me on the high hills. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
He maketh my feet like hinds feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
In Context
33God is my refuge, 1 and he leads the blameless person on his path. 1
35He trains my hands for war, 1 and my arms to bend a bow of bronze. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:13He made him ride on high places of the land, 1 and he fed him the fruits of the field; 1 he nourished him with honey from the rock, 1 and oil from the flinty crag. 1
2 Samuel 2:18The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, and Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was swift in his feet like a wild gazelle.
Isaiah 33:16this is the man who will dwell on the heights, 1 his place of defense will be the fortress among the cliffs, 1 his food will be given, and his water will be in steady supply. 1
Habakkuk 3:19The Lord Yahweh is my strength 2 and he makes my feet like the deer's. 2 He makes me go forward on my high places. 3 —To the music director, on my stringed instruments.
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 →