2 Samuel 22:34 NIV

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

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

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

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

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

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Samuel 22:34

22:34 He maketh my feet like {p} hinds’ [feet]: and setteth me upon my high places.(p) He uses extraordinary means to make me win most strongholds. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

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

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

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

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

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

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:31-46

(31) As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him. (32) For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God? (33) God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect. (34) He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places. (35) He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. (36) Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Samuel 22:21-51

Praise and Prophecy v. 21. The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. The righteousness of the heart is seen in the purity of the acts of his hands, in their abstaining from sin and unrighteousness. v. 22. For I have kept the ways of the Lord, observing the rules of conduct laid down in His Law, and have not wickedly departed from my God, not fallen away from God through wickedness. v. 23. For all His judgments were... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

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