2 Samuel 22:3

3 ¹my^[a] God, my rock, ²in whom I take refuge, ³my shield, and ⁴the horn of my salvation, ⁵my stronghold and ⁶my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:3

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.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:2).

2 Samuel 22:3 In-Context

1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

2 He said, “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,

3 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.

5 “For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;

Cross References

• 1. 22:3 ver. 32, 47
• 2. 22:3 [Heb. 2:13]
• 3. 22:3 ver. 31; Gen. 15:1
• 4. 22:3 Luke 1:69
• 5. 22:3 Ps. 9:9; 59:9, 16, 17; 62:2, 6; [Prov. 18:10]
• 6. 22:3 Ps. 14:6; 46:7, 11; 71:7; Jer. 16:19

Footnotes

• [a] 22:3 Septuagint (compare Psalm 18:2); Hebrew lacks 'my'