Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:23
For all his judgments [were] before me: and [as for] his statutes, I did not depart from them.
23. all his judgments were before me ] God’s commandments were continually present to his mind as the rule of life. Cp. Deu 6:6-9; Psa 119:30; Psa 119:102.
and as for his statutes, &c.] In Psa 18:22, “And his statutes did I not put away from me,” in order to sin with less compunction. This suits the parallelism better, and is probably the true reading.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
For all his judgments [were] before me: and [as for] his statutes, I did not depart from them. [See comments on Ps 18:22].
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(23) His statutes, I did not depart from them.The psalm, by a very slight change in the original, has I did not put away his statutes from me. The former is the more common form, the latter suits better the parallelism here.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
23. His judgments His decisions and dispensations, that showed his views of right and wrong.
Statutes The established laws and usages of his covenant with Israel.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
judgments. Compare Deu 4:1, note.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
For all: Psa 119:6, Psa 119:86, Psa 119:128, Luk 1:6, Joh 15:14
judgments: Deu 6:1, Deu 6:2, Deu 7:12, Psa 19:8, Psa 19:9, Psa 119:13, Psa 119:30, Psa 119:102
I did not: Deu 8:11
Reciprocal: 1Sa 22:14 – And who