31 This God--his way is perfect; the promise of the Lord proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him. 32 "For who is God, but the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God? 33 This God is my strong refuge, and has made my way safe. 34 He made my feet like hinds' feet, and set me secure on the heights. 35 He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 36 Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy help made me great. 37 Thou didst give a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip;
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:31-37
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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.