E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 22:8
The. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "and the". read more
The. Some codices, with Septuagint and Syriac, read "and the". read more
fly. Figure of speech Anthropopatheia. App-6 . was seen . Some codices, with two early printed editions, read "and darted". wind . Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . read more
the MOST HIGH. Hebrew. Elyon. App-4 . read more
channels. Hebrew. aphikim, a watercourse, con-strained by rocks or pipes or rocky channels. First occurrence. See Job 6:15 ; Job 12:21 ; Job 40:18 ; Job 41:15 .Psalms 18:15 ; Psalms 18:42 .; 2Sa 126:4 .Song of Solomon 5:12 .Isaiah 8:7 . Ezekiel 6:3 ; Ezekiel 31:12 ; Ezekiel 32:6 ; Ezekiel 34:13 ; Ezekiel 35:8 ; Ezekiel 36:4 , Ezekiel 36:6 . Joel 1:20 Joel 3:18 . See notes on these eighteen passages for the various renderings. discovered = laid bare. blast = nesheimah. App-16 . breath .... read more
2 Samuel 22:1. And David spake unto the Lord—this song— As this fine poem of David's occurs in the book of Psalms, we shall not make any remark upon it till we come to its proper place. See Psalms 18:0. read more
C. David’s Praise of Yahweh ch. 22"It has long been recognized that 2 Samuel 22 is not only one of the oldest major poems in the OT but also that, because Psalms 18 parallels it almost verbatim, it is a key passage for the theory and practice of OT textual criticism." [Note: Youngblood, p. 1064.] This psalm records David’s own expression of the theological message the writer of Samuel expounded historically. Yahweh is King, and He blesses those who submit to His authority in many ways. 2 Samuel... read more
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
(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
Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:1-51
Two psalms (22:1-23:7)The first of these two psalms was written by David to celebrate his victories over his enemies. Later it was put to music for use in the temple services and appears in the book of Psalms as Psalms 18:0.David began the psalm by praising God who constantly answered his prayers and saved him from death (22:1-7). God displayed his mighty power in earthquakes, wind, rain, lightning, thunder and darkness (8-16), and sometimes he used these forces to save David from his enemies... read more