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Christian Standard Bible ®

2 Samuel 22:17

He reached down from on highand took hold of me;he pulled me out of deep water.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Water;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Moses;   Water;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Breath;   Poetry;   Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - David;   Poetry;   Salvation, Saviour;   Samuel, Books of;   Text, Versions, and Languages of Ot;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Samuel first and second books of;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Hebrew Monarchy, the;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
King James Version
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
Lexham English Bible
He sent from a high position and took me; he drew me from mighty waters.
English Standard Version
"He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.
New Century Version
"The Lord reached down from above and took me; he pulled me from the deep water.
New English Translation
He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.
Amplified Bible
"He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of great waters.
New American Standard Bible
"He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He sent from aboue, and tooke me: hee drewe me out of many waters.
Legacy Standard Bible
He sent from on high, He took me;He drew me out of many waters.
Contemporary English Version
You reached down from heaven, and you lifted me from deep in the ocean.
Complete Jewish Bible
"He sent from on high, he took me and pulled me out of deep water;
Darby Translation
He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord reached down from above and grabbed me. He pulled me from the deep water.
George Lamsa Translation
He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters;
Good News Translation
The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.
Literal Translation
He sent from above; He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He sent downe from aboue, and receaued me, and drue me out of many waters.
American Standard Version
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
Bible in Basic English
He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He sent from aboue and toke me: he drew me out of many waters.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters;
King James Version (1611)
He sent from aboue, he tooke me: he drew me out of many waters.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters.
English Revised Version
He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
Berean Standard Bible
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He sente fro heuene, and took me; and drow me out of manye watris.
Young's Literal Translation
He sendeth from above -- He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
Update Bible Version
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
Webster's Bible Translation
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
World English Bible
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
New King James Version
"He sent from above, He took me, He drew me out of many waters.
New Living Translation
"He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
New Life Bible
"He sent from above. He took me. He pulled me out of many waters.
New Revised Standard
He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of mighty waters.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He sent from on high, he took me, - he drew me out of many waters;
Douay-Rheims Bible
He sent from on high, and took me, and drew me out of many waters.
Revised Standard Version
"He reached from on high, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
THE MESSAGE
But me he caught—reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning. They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me. He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved—surprised to be loved!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.

Contextual Overview

2He said: 3my God, my rock where I seek refuge.My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge,and my Savior, you save me from violence. 4I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,and I was saved from my enemies. 5For the waves of death engulfed me;the torrents of destruction terrified me. 6The ropes of Sheol entangled me;the snares of death confronted me. 7I called to the Lord in my distress;I called to my God.From his temple he heard my voice,and my cry for help reached his ears. 8Then the earth shook and quaked;the foundations of the heavens trembled;they shook because he burned with anger. 9Smoke rose from his nostrils,and consuming fire came from his mouth;coals were set ablaze by it. 10He bent the heavens and came down,total darkness beneath his feet. 11He rode on a cherub and flew,soaring on the wings of the wind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

sent: Psalms 18:16, Psalms 144:7

he drew: Psalms 32:6, Psalms 59:1, Psalms 59:2, Psalms 93:3, Psalms 93:4, Psalms 124:4, Psalms 124:5, Psalms 130:1, Isaiah 43:2, Lamentations 3:54, Revelation 17:15

many: or, great

Reciprocal: Psalms 46:1 - a very

Cross-References

Genesis 12:2
I will make you into a great nation,I will bless you,I will make your name great,and you will be a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
I will make your offspring like the dust of the earth, so that if anyone could count the dust of the earth, then your offspring could be counted.
Genesis 15:5
He took him outside and said, “Look at the sky and count the stars, if you are able to count them.” Then he said to him, “Your offspring will be that numerous.”
Genesis 17:6
I will make you extremely fruitful and will make nations and kings come from you.
Genesis 22:1
After these things God tested Abraham and said to him, “Abraham!”
Genesis 22:2
“Take your son,” he said, “your only son Isaac, whom you love, go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains I will tell you about.”
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, “God himself will provide the lamb for the burnt offering, my son.” Then the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:9
When they arrived at the place that God had told him about, Abraham built the altar there and arranged the wood. He bound his son Isaac and placed him on the altar on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Then Abraham reached out and took the knife to slaughter his son.
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked up and saw a ram caught in the thicket by its horns. So Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. :-.


 
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