2 Samuel 22:2-3

² And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; ³ The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

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Other Translations of 2 Samuel 22:2-3

New International Version

² He said: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; ³ my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shieldOr "sovereign" and the horn"Horn" here symbolizes strength. of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior- from violent people you save me.

English Standard Version

² He said, "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, ³ mySeptuagint (compare Psalm 18:2); Hebrew lacks my God, my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.

The Message

² God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. ³ My God - the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men.

New King James Version

² And he said: "The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer; ³ The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.

New Living Translation

² He sang: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; ³ my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:2-3

Chapter Contents

David's psalm of thanksgiving.

This chapter is a psalm of praise; we find it afterwards nearly as 2 Timothy 4:18. Those who receive signal mercies from God, ought to give him the glory. In the day that God delivered David, he sang this song. While the mercy is fresh, and we are most affected with it, let the thank-offering be brought, to be kindled with the fire of that affection. All his joys and hopes close, as all our hopes should do, in the great Redeemer.