2 Samuel 22:36
Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation,—and, thy condescension, made me great.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
In Context
35Teaching my hands, to war,—so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms;
37Thou didst widen my stepping-places, under me,—so that mine ankles faltered not:
Cross References
Genesis 12:2That I may make thee into a great nation, And bless thee and make great thy name, And become thou a blessing;
Genesis 22:17That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,—that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:
Psalms 84:11For, a sun and shield, is Yahweh God,—Grace and glory, will Yahweh give, He will not withhold what is good, from them who walk without blame.
Ephesians 6:16With all, having taken up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall have power, all the ignited darts of the wicked one, to quench;
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 →