2 Samuel 22:44

44 “You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,

2 Samuel 22:44 in Other Translations

44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.

44 "You delivered me from strife with my people; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.

44 “You gave me victory over my accusers. You preserved me as the ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me.

44 You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me;

44 You have freed me from the feuds among my people; You have appointed me the head of nations; a people I had not known serve me.

2 Samuel 22:44 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:44

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people,
thou hast kept me [to be] head of the heathen: a people [which] I knew
not shall serve me.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:43).

2 Samuel 22:44 In-Context

42 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer.

43 I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.

44 “You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,

45 foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.

46 They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 11:3; S 2 Samuel 3:1
• 2. Deuteronomy 28:13
• 3. S 2 Samuel 8:1-14; Isaiah 55:3-5