2 Samuel 22:49

And brought me forth from among my foes,—yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, from the man of violence, hast thou delivered me.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.

In Context

48The GOD who hath avenged me, and brought down peoples under me;

50For this cause, will I praise thee, O Yahweh, among the nations,—and, to thy name, will I touch the strings:—

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Cross References

Numbers 24:7He poureth forth water from his buckets, And, his seed, is among many waters,—And taller than Agag is his King, And exalted is his kingdom.

1 Samuel 2:8Raiseth, from the dust, the poor, From the dunghill, uplifteth the needy, To give them a dwelling with nobles, And, a throne of glory, to make them inherit. For, to Yahweh, belong the pillars of the earth, And he setteth thereon the habitable world.

2 Samuel 7:8Now, therefore, thus, shalt thou say unto my servant, unto David: Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, I myself, took thee away from the pasture, from after the flock,—to become leader over my people, over Israel;

Psalms 18:48Who hath delivered me from my foes,—Yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, From the man of violence, hast thou rescued me.

Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O Yahweh, from the men of mischief, From the men of violence, wilt thou preserve me:

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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