2 Samuel 22:17

17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters.[a]

2 Samuel 22:17 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:17

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many
waters.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:16).

2 Samuel 22:17 In-Context

15 He shot arrows and scattered them; [He hurled] lightning bolts and routed them.
16 The depths of the sea became visible, the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters.
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my distress, but the Lord was my support.

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