2 Samuel 22:28

And, a patient people, thou didst save,—but, thine eyes, were on the lofty—thou layedst them low;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

In Context

27With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure,—but, with the perverse, thou didst shew thyself ready to contend:

29For, thou, wast my lamp, O Yahweh,—and, Yahweh, enlightened my darkness;

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Cross References

Exodus 3:7Then said Yahweh, I have, seen, the humiliation of my people, who are in Egypt,—and their outcry, have I heard, by reason of their task-masters, for I know their pains;

Exodus 10:3And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him—Thus, saith Yahweh, God of the Hebrews, How long hast thou refused to humble thyself before me? Let my people go that they may serve me.

Job 40:11Pour out thy transports of anger, and look on every one who is high, and lay him low;

Psalms 72:12Because he Rescueth, The needy from the rich, The oppressed, who hath no helper;

Psalms 140:12I know that Yahweh will execute, the right of the oppressed one, the vindication of the needy.

Isaiah 2:11The lofty looks of mean men, shall be humbled, And, the haughtiness of great men, shall be bowed down,—And Yahweh alone shall be exalted in that day.

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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