2 Samuel 22:3-4

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. ⁴ I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

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Other Translations of 2 Samuel 22:3-4

New International Version

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. ⁴ "I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.

English Standard Version

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. ⁴ I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.

The Message

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. ⁴ I sing to God the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved.

New King James Version

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. ⁴ I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.

New Living Translation

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. ⁴ I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:3-4

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.