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Good News Translation

2 Samuel 22:17

The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.

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

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

2 The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress. 3 My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. He is my savior; he protects me and saves me from violence. 4 I call to the Lord , and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the Lord ! 5 The waves of death were all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me. 6 The danger of death was around me, and the grave set its trap for me. 7 In my trouble I called to the Lord ; I called to my God for help. In his temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help. 8 Then the earth trembled and shook; the foundations of the sky rocked and quivered because God was angry! 9 Smoke poured out of his nostrils, a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth. 10 He tore the sky open and came down, with a dark cloud under his feet. 11 He flew swiftly on his winged creature; he traveled 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 give you many descendants, and they will become a great nation. I will bless you and make your name famous, so that you will be a blessing.
Genesis 13:16
I am going to give you so many descendants that no one will be able to count them all; it would be as easy to count all the specks of dust on earth!
Genesis 15:5
The Lord took him outside and said, "Look at the sky and try to count the stars; you will have as many descendants as that."
Genesis 17:6
I will give you many descendants, and some of them will be kings. You will have so many descendants that they will become nations.
Genesis 22:1
Some time later God tested Abraham; he called to him, "Abraham!" And Abraham answered, "Yes, here I am!"
Genesis 22:2
"Take your son," God said, "your only son, Isaac, whom you love so much, and go to the land of Moriah. There on a mountain that I will show you, offer him as a sacrifice to me."
Genesis 22:8
Abraham answered, "God himself will provide one." And the two of them walked on together.
Genesis 22:9
When they came to the place which God had told him about, Abraham built an altar and arranged the wood on it. He tied up his son and placed him on the altar, on top of the wood.
Genesis 22:10
Then he picked up the knife to kill him.
Genesis 22:13
Abraham looked around and saw a ram caught in a bush by its horns. He went and got it and offered it as a burnt offering instead 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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