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2 Samuel 22

2 Sam. 22:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
of my rock
tsuwr (Hebrew #6697)
from 6696; properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
KJV usage: edge, X (mighty) God (one), rock, X sharp, stone, X strength, X strong. See also 1049.
Pronounce: tsoor
Origin: or tsur {tsoor}
; in him will I trust
chacah (Hebrew #2620)
to flee for protection (compare 982); figuratively, to confide in
KJV usage: have hope, make refuge, (put) trust.
Pronounce: khaw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
: he is my shield
magen (Hebrew #4043)
from 1598; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
KJV usage: X armed, buckler, defence, ruler, + scale, shield.
Pronounce: maw-gane'
Origin: also (in plural) feminine mginnah {meg-in-naw'}
c, and the horn
qeren (Hebrew #7161)
a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resembl. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
KJV usage: X hill, horn.
Pronounce: keh'-ren
Origin: from 7160
d of my salvation
yesha` (Hebrew #3468)
from 3467; liberty, deliverance, prosperity
KJV usage: safety, salvation, saving.
Pronounce: yeh'-shah
Origin: or yeshai {yay'-shah}
, my high tower
misgab (Hebrew #4869)
properly, a cliff (or other lofty or inaccessible place); abstractly, altitude; figuratively, a refuge
KJV usage: defence, high fort (tower), refuge, Misgab, a place in Moab:--Misgab.
Pronounce: mis-gawb'
Origin: from 7682
e, and my refuge
manowc (Hebrew #4498)
a retreat (literally or figuratively); abstractly, a fleeing
KJV usage: X apace, escape, way to flee, flight, refuge.
Pronounce: maw-noce'
Origin: from 5127
f, my saviour
yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
; thou savest
yasha` (Hebrew #3467)
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
KJV usage: X at all, avenging, defend, deliver(-er), help, preserve, rescue, be safe, bring (having) salvation, save(-iour), get victory.
Pronounce: yaw-shah'
Origin: a primitive root
me from violence
chamac (Hebrew #2555)
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
KJV usage: cruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, X oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.
Pronounce: khaw-mawce'
Origin: from 2554
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in him.
shield.
Gen. 15:1• 1After these things the word of Jehovah came unto Abram in a vision{i}, saying,{/i} Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward. (Gen. 15:1)
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Deut. 33:29• 29Happy thou, O Israel: who is like thee,{HR}O people saved by Jehovah, the shield of thy help,{HR}And who is the sword of thy excellency!{HR}And thy enemies shall lie to thee;{HR}And thou shalt tread on their high places. (Deut. 33:29)
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Psa. 3:3• 3But thou, Jehovah, [art] a shield round about me;{HR}My glory and the lifter up of my head. (Psa. 3:3)
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Psa. 5:12• 12For thou, O Jehovah, wilt bless the righteous;{HR}Like the shield with favour thou wilt encompass him. (Psa. 5:12)
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Psa. 28:7• 7Jehovah [is] my strength and my shield,{HR}In him hath my heart trusted,{HR}And I have been helped;{HR}My heart also exulteth,{HR}And with my song do I praise him. (Psa. 28:7)
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Psa. 84:9,11• 9Behold, O God our shield,{HR}And look upon the face of thine anointed.
11For a sun and a shield [is] Jehovah God;{HR}Grace and glory will Jehovah give,{HR}No good thing will he withhold from those that walk uprightly.
(Psa. 84:9,11)
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Psa. 115:9‑11• 9O Israel, confide in Jehovah:{HR}He [is] their help and their shield.
10House of Aaron, confide in Jehovah:{HR}He [is] their help and their shield.
11Ye that fear Jehovah, confide in Jehovah:{HR}He [is] their help and their shield.
(Psa. 115:9‑11)
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Prov. 30:5• 5{i}Every word of God is pure:{HR}He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.{/i} (Prov. 30:5)
the horn.
my high.
my refuge.
Psa. 9:9• 9And Jehovah will be a refuge for the oppressed,{HR}A refuge in times of distress. (Psa. 9:9)
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Psa. 14:6• 6Ye put to shame the counsel of the afflicted,{HR}Because Jehovah [is] his refuge. (Psa. 14:6)
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Psa. 18:2• 2Jehovah [is] my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;{HR}My God, my rock, I will trust in him;{HR}My shield and horn of my salvation, my refuge. (Psa. 18:2)
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Psa. 27:5• 5For he will hide me in his tabernacle in the day of evil;{HR}In the secret place of his tent will he hide me;{HR}He will set me upon a rock. (Psa. 27:5)
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Psa. 32:7• 7Thou [art] a hiding-place for me;{HR}Thou preservest me from distress,{HR}Thou surroundest me with shouts of deliverance. Selah. (Psa. 32:7)
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Psa. 46:1,7,11• 1To the chief musician, for the sons of Korah; upon Alamoth, a song.{HR}God [is] a refuge and strength to us,{HR}A help in distresses very readily found.
7Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] a refuge to us. Selah.
11Jehovah of hosts [is] with us;{HR}The God of Jacob [is] our refuge. Selah.
(Psa. 46:1,7,11)
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Psa. 59:16• 16And for me, I will sing of thy strength,{HR}And will in the morning shout for joy of thy mercy;{HR}For thou hast been a high place to me,{HR}And a refuge in the day of trouble to me. (Psa. 59:16)
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Psa. 71:7• 7As a wonder have I been to many,{HR}And thou [art] my strong refuge. (Psa. 71:7)
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Psa. 142:4• 4Look on the right hand and see:{HR}There is none that knoweth me:{HR}Refuge hath failed me;{HR}There is none caring for my soul. (Psa. 142:4)
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Isa. 32:2• 2And a man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. (Isa. 32:2)
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Jer. 16:9• 9For thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will cause to cease out of this place in your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride. (Jer. 16:9)
my saviour.
thou savest.

J. N. Darby Translation

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God is my rockg, in him will I trusth—My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "God of my rock (or strength)."
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"Trust," as fleeing for refuge. so ver. 31.

W. Kelly Translation

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God is my rock, in him will I trust—{HR}My shield, and the horn of my salvation,{HR}My high tower, and my refuge,{HR}My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.{HR}

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)