2 Samuel 22:9-19

9 Subió humo de sus narices, Y de su boca fuego consumidor, Por el cual se encendieron carbones.
10 Y abajo los cielos, y descendió: Una oscuridad debajo de sus pies.
11 Subió sobre el querubín, y voló: Aparecióse sobre las alas del viento.
12 Puso tinieblas alrededor de sí á modo de pabellones; Aguas negras y espesas nubes.
13 Del resplandor de su presencia Se encendieron ascuas ardientes.
14 Jehová tronó desde los cielos, Y el Altísimo dió su voz;
15 Arrojó saetas, y desbaratólos; Relampagueó, y consumiólos.
16 Entonces aparecieron los manantiales de la mar, Y los fundamentos del mundo fueron descubiertos, A la reprensión de Jehová, Al resoplido del aliento de su nariz.
17 Extendió su mano de lo alto, y arrebatóme, Y sacóme de copiosas aguas.
18 Libróme de fuertes enemigos, De aquellos que me aborrecían, los cuales eran más fuertes que yo.
19 Asaltáronme en el día de mi calamidad; Mas Jehová fué mi sostén.

2 Samuel 22:9-19 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO SECOND SAMUEL 22

This chapter contains a song or psalm, the same with the eighteenth psalm, and which, according to Jarchi, was composed by David in his old age, and, as Kimchi says, at the end or close of his days; but Abarbinel is of opinion that it was written in his youthful time, in the midst of his troubles, and was sung by him as often as he had a deliverance from any; and which may account for the several variations in it from the eighteenth psalm, which, the same writer observes, are seventy four; and are not to be ascribed to the difference of copies, or neglect of copiers: and very probably, towards the close of his days, he revised it, and made it fit for general use, and sent it with the rest of his psalms to the chief musician; but the particular consideration of it, and of the differences in it from Ps 18:1-50 are referred to the exposition of that book in its course.

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