2 Samuel 22:17

17 He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.

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 flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion.

16 Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at the LORD's stern warning, at the blast of the breath from his nostrils.

17 He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.

18 He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.

19 On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, but the LORD became my defense.