(8) Of heaven.—Psalms 18:0, “of the hills.” The thought is the same, but the strong poetic figure by which the mountains are spoken of as “the pillars of heaven” (comp. Job 26:11) is softened in the psalm. read more
CHAPTER XXX.THE SONG OF THANKSGIVING.2 Samuel 22:1-51.SOME of David’s actions are very characteristic of himself; there are other actions quite out of harmony with his character. This psalm of thanksgiving belongs to the former order. It is quite like David; at the conclusion of his military enterprises, to cast his eye gratefully over the whole, and acknowledge the goodness and mercy that had followed him all along. Unlike many, he was as careful to thank God for mercies past and present as to... read more
2. David’s Song of Deliverance CHAPTER 22 1. The praise of Jehovah (2 Samuel 22:1-4 ) 2. The sorrows of the past (2 Samuel 22:5-7 ) 3. God’s presence and intervention (2 Samuel 22:8-20 ) 4. Reward and approval (2 Samuel 22:21-28 ) 5. The judgment of the enemies (2 Samuel 22:29-43 ) 6. The exaltation above the adversaries (2 Samuel 22:44-49 ) 7. The praise of Jehovah (2 Samuel 22:50-51 ) It would take many pages to give an exposition of this great song which in the Book of... read more
This chapter presents David's song of triumph after God had subdued all his enemies under him. It is almost identical toPsalms 18:1-50; Psalms 18:1-50, though with some variations. Of course faith realizes that God has a wise reason for the differences, though we may find ourselves unable to explain them. Appropriately David begins his song with a number of the wonderful aspects of God's nature and character. Jehovah is his rock, the symbol of unchanging stability. 1 Corinthians 10:4 tells us... read more
MINGLED EXPERIENCES THE GRATEFUL RETROSPECT (2 Samuel 22:0 ) The title of this section is that which Spurgeon gives the psalm which constitutes it. The psalm is numbered 18 in the book of Psalms, and will be found to contain variations in the text. A common explanation of these is that David sung it, or caused it to be sung, often, and hence revised it for final use in the tabernacle. The second and forty-ninth verses of the psalm are quoted in the New Testament as the words of Jesus Christ... read more
Poetry At Life's End 2 Samuel 22:2; 2 Samuel 23:02 Samuel 23:0 THE twenty-second chapter, although marked by quite a number of slight changes, is identical with Psalm xviii. The fifty-first verse shows that this song must have been composed after the visit of Nathan, at which David received the promise of the perpetuity of his kingdom. As this psalm will be treated in its proper place in the psalter we propose to pass over it here, and proceed at once to the twenty-third chapter. In doing so... read more
(7) In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. (8) Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. (9) There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. (10) He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. (11) And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen... read more
Gratitude for Deliverance in the Past v. 1. And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song, which is simply another version of Psalms 18, from which it is distinguished only by slight deviations, in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul. v. 2. And he said, The Lord is my Rock and my Fortress, in whom he may confidently trust, and my Deliverer; v. 3. the God of my rock, Deuteronomy 32:4, with reference to His... read more
THIRD SECTIONDavid’s song of thanksgiving for the victories that the Lord gave him over his enemies through his deeds of might2 Samuel 22:01And David spake unto the Lord [Jehovah] the words of this song in the day that the Lord (Jehovah) had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: 2And he said,The Lord [Jehovah] is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,3The God of my rock [My Rock-God], in him will [om. will] I trust,He is [om. he is] my shield and... read more
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John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 22:1-51
David’s Thanksgiving PsalmThis beautiful poem has also been preserved as the Eighteenth Psalm. It probably belongs to the earlier portion of David’s reign, when his conquests and God’s promise (2 Samuel 7) were still fresh in his mind. See on Psalms 18. read more