2 Samuel 22:3
God is my strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
2And he sayd, The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth mee.
4I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
Cross References
Genesis 15:1After these things, the worde of the Lord came vnto Abram in a vision, saying, Feare not, Abram, I am thy buckler, and thine exceeding great reward.
Deuteronomy 32:37When men shall say, Where are their gods, their mighty God in whome they trusted,
1 Samuel 2:1And Hannah prayed, and said, Mine heart reioyceth in the Lord, mine horne is exalted in the Lord: my mouth is enlarged ouer mine enemies, because I reioyce in thy saluation.
2 Samuel 22:51He is the tower of saluation for his King, and sheweth mercie to his anointed, euen to Dauid, and to his seede for euer.
Psalms 5:12For thou Lord wilt blesse the righteous, and with fauour wilt compasse him, as with a shielde.
Psalms 9:10And they that know thy Name, will trust in thee: for thou, Lord, hast not failed them that seeke thee.
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 →