2 Samuel 22:1

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:

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
David	דָּוִד֙ da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
spake	וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר vay.da.Ber	H1696	perhaps properly · conjunction + verb, piel sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
LORD	לַֽיהוָ֔ה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
words	דִּבְרֵ֖י div.Rei	H1697	a word · noun, common masculine plural construct
song	הַשִּׁירָ֣ה ha.shi.Rah	H7892	a song · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
day	בְּיוֹם֩ be.yOm	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֥ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
delivered	הִצִּ֨יל hi.Tzil	H5337	to snatch away · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	מִכַּ֥ף mi.Kaf	H3709	the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal · preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
enemies	אֹיְבָ֖יו 'o.ye.Vav	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
hand	וּמִכַּ֥ף u.mi.Kaf	H3709	the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal · conjunction + preposition + noun, common feminine singular construct
Saul	שָׁאֽוּל sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

Exodus 15:1 Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed glor…
Judges 5:1 Then sang Deborah and Barak the son of Abinoam on that day, saying,
Isaiah 12:1-6 And in that day thou shalt say, O LORD, I will praise thee: though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away, and thou comfortedst…
Psalms 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.
Psalms 103:1-6 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalms 116:1-19 I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice and my supplications.
2 Timothy 4:18 And the Lord shall deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen…
Revelation 7:9-17 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood bef…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:1

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 from his enemies of the heathen nations. Saul hated David, but David did not hate Saul, and therefore would not reckon him among his enemies; or, rather, 2. As the chief of his enemies, who was more malicious and powerful than any of them. Let not those whom God loves marvel if the world hate them. II. Those that trust God in the way of duty shall find him a present help to them in…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 22:1

David spake unto the Lord the words of this song - This is the same in substance, and almost in words, with Psalm 18:1-50, and therefore the exposition of it must be reserved till it occurs in its course in that book, with the exception of a very few observations, and Dr. Kennicott's general view of the subject.

John Gill on 2 Samuel 22:1

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. See Gill on Psalm 18:1.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 22:1

The heading is formed precisely according to the introductory formula of the song of Moses in Deu 31:30, and was no doubt taken from the larger historical work employed by the author of our books. It was probably also adopted from this into the canonical collection of the Psalter, and simply brought into conformity with the headings of the other psalms by the alteration of דּוד וידבּר (and David said) into דּבּר עשׁר לדוד יהוה לעבד ("Of David, the servant of the Lord, who spake:" Eng. ver.), and the insertion of למנצּח ("to the chief musician:" Eng. ver.) at the head (see Delitzsch on the Psalms). "In the day," i.e., at the time, "when Jehovah had delivered him." Deliverance "out of the hand…

The Church Fathers

The fifth song after these is in the second book of Kingdoms, when David spoke to the Lord the words of this song in the day in which the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul, and he said: "The Lord is my rock and my fortress, the Lord my deliverer, my God shall be my keeper." If, then, you too can consider who are the enemies of David whom he overcomes and lays low in the first and second book of Kingdoms … then you too will be able to sing that fifth song.
— Origen of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON THE SONG OF SONGS, PROLOGUE

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Dictionary and topics

Psalms, Book Of — The present Hebrew name of the book is Tehill’im, “Praises;” but in the actual superscriptions of the psalms the word Tehillah is applied only to one, (Psalms 145:1) ... which is indeed emphatically…
Songs — Of Moses (Ex. 15; Num. 21:17; Deut. 32; Rev. 15:3), Deborah (Judg. 5), Hannah (1 Sam. 2), David (2 Sam. 22, and Psalms), Mary (Luke 1:46-55), Zacharias (Luke 1:68-79), the angels (Luke 2:13), Simeon…

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2 Samuel 22:1

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:1

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 22:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 22:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 22:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Samuel 22:1

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 22:1

Adam Clarke on 2 Samuel 22:1

John Gill on 2 Samuel 22:1

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Samuel 22:1

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Samuel 22:1-51

Rashi on 2 Samuel 22:1