2 Samuel 22:17
He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
In Context
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
Cross References
Exodus 2:10The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, and said, “Because I drew him out of the water.”
Psalms 32:6For this, let everyone who is godly pray to you in a time when you may be found. Surely when the great waters overflow, they shall not reach to him.
Psalms 93:3The floods have lifted up, LORD, the floods have lifted up their voice. The floods lift up their waves.
Psalms 130:1Out of the depths I have cried to you, LORD.
Isaiah 43:2When you pass through the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burnt, and flame will not scorch you.
Revelation 17:15He said to me, “The waters which you saw, where the prostitute sits, are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
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 →