John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:8
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth. See Gill on Psalm 18:7 . read more
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John Gill
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:9
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. See Gill on Psalm 18:8 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:10
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet. See Gill on Psalm 18:9 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:11
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. See Gill on Psalm 18:10 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:12
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters , and thick clouds of the skies. See Gill on Psalm 18:11 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:13
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled. See Gill on Psalm 18:12 . read more
John Gill
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:14
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice. See Gill on Psalm 18:13 . read more
Adam Clarke
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Samuel 22:11
He rode upon a cherub , and did fly - he was seen upon the things of the wind - In the original of this sublime passage, sense and sound are astonishingly well connected. I shall insert the Hebrew, represent it in English letters for the sake of the unlearned reader, and have only to observe, he must read from the right to the left. רוח כנפי על וירא ויעף כרוב על וירכב ruach canphey al vaiyera vaiyaoph kerub al vayirkab wind the... 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
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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