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the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Bishop's Bible

2 Samuel 22:34

He maketh my feete lyke hyndes feete: and setteth me vpon my hie places.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Deer;   Thompson Chain Reference - Animals;   Deer;   Feet;   Righteous, the;   Righteous-Wicked;   Saint's;   Saints;   The Topic Concordance - Giving and Gifts;   God;   Greatness;   Salvation;   Strength;   Stumbling/slipping;   Teaching;   War/weapons;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Feet, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hind;   Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Animals;   Samuel, First and Second, Theology of;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hind;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Hart;   Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Doe;   Hind;   Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Poetry;   Salvation, Saviour;   Samuel, Books of;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Hind;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Hart;   Samuel first and second books of;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Feet;   Hind;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafáą­arah;   Hart;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He makes my feet like the feet of a deerand sets me securely on the heights.
Hebrew Names Version
He makes his feet like hinds' [feet], Sets me on my high places.
King James Version
He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
Lexham English Bible
He makes my feet like a doe deer, and on my high places he has set me.
English Standard Version
He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.
New Century Version
He makes me like a deer that does not stumble; he helps me stand on the steep mountains.
New English Translation
He gives me the agility of a deer; he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.
Amplified Bible
"He makes my feet like the doe's feet [firm and swift]; He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.
New American Standard Bible
"He makes my feet like deer's feet, And sets me on my high places.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He maketh my feete like hindes feete, & hath set me vpon mine hie places.
Legacy Standard Bible
He makes my feet like hinds' feet,And sets me on my high places.
Contemporary English Version
You make my feet run as fast as those of a deer, and you help me stand on the mountains.
Complete Jewish Bible
He makes me swift and sure-footed as a deer and enables me to stand on my high places.
Darby Translation
He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
Easy-to-Read Version
He makes my feet as steady as those of a deer. Even on steep mountains he keeps me from falling.
George Lamsa Translation
He makes my feet like harts feet, and makes me stand upon my high places.
Good News Translation
He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains.
Literal Translation
making my feet like hinds' feet , even causing me to stand on my high places;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He hath made my fete like hartes fete, & hath set me vp an hye.
American Standard Version
He maketh his feet like hinds' feet, And setteth me upon my high places.
Bible in Basic English
He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;
King James Version (1611)
Hee maketh my feet like hindes feet: and setteth mee vpon my high places.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He makes my feet like hart’s feet, and sets me upon the high places.
English Revised Version
He maketh his feet like hinds’ [feet]: and setteth me upon my high places.
Berean Standard Bible
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he made euene my feet with hertis, and settide me on myn hiye thingis;
Young's Literal Translation
Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
Update Bible Version
He makes his feet like hinds' [feet], And sets me on my high places.
Webster's Bible Translation
He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet]: and setteth me upon my high places.
World English Bible
He makes his feet like hinds' [feet], Sets me on my high places.
New King James Version
He makes my Psalms 18:33); Kethib reads His.">[fn] feet like the feet of deer,And sets me on my high places.
New Living Translation
He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.
New Life Bible
He makes my feet like the feet of a deer. He sets me safe on high places.
New Revised Standard
He made my feet like the feet of deer, and set me secure on the heights.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Planting my feet like the hinds', - yea, on my high places, he caused me to stand;
Douay-Rheims Bible
Making my feet like the feet of harts, and setting me upon my high places.
Revised Standard Version
He made my feet like hinds' feet, and set me secure on the heights.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He makes my feet like hinds' feet, And sets me on my high places.

Contextual Overview

2 And he saide: The Lorde is my rocke, and my castell, and my delyuerer. 3 God is my strength, in him will I trust: he is my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie towre, and my refuge, my sauiour, thou hast saued me from wrong. 4 I will call on the Lorde which is prayse worthy: and so shall I be saued from myne enemies. 5 For the panges of death closed me about: the fludes of Belial put me in feare. 6 The sorowes of hell compassed me about, the snares of death ouertoke me. 7 In my tribulation did I call vppon the Lorde, and crye to my God: and he dyd heare my voyce out of his temple, and my crye [did enter] into his eares. 8 The earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of heauen moued & shooke when he was angry. 9 Smoke went out at his nosthryls, & consuming fyre out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat. 10 And he bowed heauen & came downe: and there was darkenesse vnder his feete. 11 And he rode vpon Cherub and did flee: he was seene vppon the winges of the winde.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

maketh: Heb. equalleth to

like hinds': 2 Samuel 2:18, Deuteronomy 33:25, Habakkuk 3:19

setteth: Deuteronomy 32:13, Isaiah 33:16, Isaiah 58:14

Reciprocal: 2 Samuel 7:9 - And I was

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet]: and setteth me upon my high places. :-.


 
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