Bible Commentary

I was also upright before him and have kept myself from mine iniquity. 24. upright ] Or perfect, as in 2Sa 22:31 ; 2Sa 22:33. It expresses the sincerity of undivided devotion. As a sacrificial term it signifies without blemish, and so the Sept. renders it here , for which cp. Eph 1:4; Col 1:22, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:24”

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, … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:23”

For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God. 22 25. The integrity of David’s life and its reward 22. For I have kept, &c.] He goes on to substantiate the assertion of the preceding verse. Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges For I have … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:22”

The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 21. according to my righteousness ] This is no vain-glorious boasting of his own merits, but a testimony to the faithfulness of Jehovah to guard and reward His faithful servants. David does not lay claim to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:21”

He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me. 20. into a large place ] The opposite of the straits of peril. Cp. 2Sa 22:37; Psa 31:8. because he delighted in me ] This was the ground of God’s deliverance, and it now becomes the leading thought … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:20”

They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. 19. They prevented me ] They encountered me, the same word as in 2Sa 22:6, meaning to meet with hostile intention. Prevent is used in a sense which illustrates the transition from the original meaning ‘to go before’ to the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:19”

He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. [See comments on Ps 18:17]. Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible 18. Strong … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:18”

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; 17 21. Jehovah’s deliverance of his servant for his faithfulness 17. He sent from above ] He reached forth from on high: stretched out His hand and caught hold of the sinking man, and drew him out of the floods of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:17”

And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils. 16. All nature is pictured as convulsed to its lowest depths; the sea dried up, and the hidden bases of the world laid bare, owning their … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:16”

And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them. 15. scattered them ] “Them” obviously refers to the enemies whose destruction was the object of this divine interposition ( 2Sa 22:4). discomfited them ] A word denoting the confusion of a sudden panic, and used specially of supernatural defeat. Cp. Exo 14:24 … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Samuel 22:15”