John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:5
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. See Gill on Psalm 18:4 . read more
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John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:6
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me. See Gill on Psalm 18:5 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:7
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. See Gill on Psalm 18:6 . read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 22:5
When the waves of death compassed me - Though in a primary sense many of these things belong to David, yet generally and fully they belong to the Messiah alone. read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:1-51
EXPOSITION Of the date when David wrote this psalm there can be little doubt. It was at the close of his first great series of victories, after Toi, the Hittite King of Hamath, had sent to him an embassy of congratulation ( 2 Samuel 8:9 , 2 Samuel 8:10 ), referred to very triumphantly in verses 45, 46. But there is no trace in it of the sorrow and shame that clouded over his latter days; and no man whose conscience was stained with sins so dark as those of adultery and murder could... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:1-51
( Psalms 18:1-50 .).—( JERUSALEM .) David's song of praise. "And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song," etc. ( 2 Samuel 22:1 ). It is a song of: 1 . The anointed ( messiah ) of the Lord, his king ( 2 Samuel 22:51 ), his servant ( Psalms 18:1-50 ; inscription). Like Moses and Joshua, David held a peculiar and exalted position in the kingdom of God under the Old Testament. He was "a man [unlike Saul] of God's own choosing" ( 1 Samuel 13:14 ; 1 Samuel... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:5-7
"For the breakers of death surrounded me; Torrents of wickedness [Hebrew, 'of Belial'] terrified me; Cords of Sheol surrounded me; Snares of death came suddenly upon me. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And to my God I cried. And he heard my voice out of his palace, And my cry was in his ears." Instead of breakers —waves dashing violently on rocks— Psalms 18:4 has "cords of death;" translated "sorrow" in the Authorized Version. But "cords of death" mean the fatal snares... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:5-19
God's answer to the cry of distress. The facts are: 1 . David represents death, the grave, and ungodly men, under various figures, as causing him deep distress. 2 . He states that, on crying unto God out of the greatness of his distress, his voice entered even into his ears. 3 . He thus indicates, in strong figurative language, the tokens of God's attention to his cry. I. PROVIDENCE PERMITS MEN TO COME INTO GREAT EXTREMITIES . David's life was especially... read more
Spence, H. D. M., etc.
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:7
Prayer in distress heard. The distress referred to is graphically described in 2 Samuel 22:5 , 2 Samuel 22:6 , 2 Samuel 22:17 , 2 Samuel 22:18 . The interposition of God for the psalmist's deliverance is poetically depicted in 2 Samuel 22:8-20 . The connecting link is given in this verse. David, in his danger and trouble, called on God, and therefore he was delivered. We have here— I. DISTRESS . This may arise from various causes; such as: 1 . Enemies. As in David's... read more
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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:2-51
Let us observe, in this song of praise, I. How David adores God, and gives him the glory of his infinite perfections. There is none like him, nor any to be compared with him (2 Sam. 22:32): Who is God, save the Lord? All others that are adored as deities are counterfeits and pretenders. None is to be relied on but he. Who is a rock, save our God? They are dead, but the Lord liveth, 2 Sam. 22:47. They disappoint their worshippers when they most need them. But as for God his way is perfect, 2... read more