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Tuesday, July 29th, 2025
the Week of Proper 12 / Ordinary 17
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Good News Translation

2 Samuel 22:47

The Lord lives! Praise my defender! Proclaim the greatness of the strong God who saves me!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Fort;   Rock;   Thompson Chain Reference - Foundation, Spiritual;   Rock;   Security-Insecurity;   The Topic Concordance - Blessings;   Exaltation;   Foundation;   God;   Salvation;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Samuel, the Books of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - 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;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Rock;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hafá¹­arah;   Liturgy;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Lord lives—blessed be my rock!God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.
Hebrew Names Version
The LORD lives; Blessed be my rock; Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
King James Version
The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
Lexham English Bible
Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted!
English Standard Version
"The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
New Century Version
"The Lord lives! May my Rock be praised! Praise God, the Rock, who saves me!
New English Translation
The Lord is alive! My protector is praiseworthy! The God who delivers me is exalted as king!
Amplified Bible
"The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
New American Standard Bible
"The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock; And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Let the Lorde liue, and blessed be my strength: and God, euen the force of my saluation be exalted.
Legacy Standard Bible
Yahweh lives, and blessed be my rock;And let God, the rock of my salvation, be lifted high,
Contemporary English Version
You are the living Lord ! I will praise you! You are a mighty rock. I will honor you for keeping me safe.
Complete Jewish Bible
" Adonai is alive! Blessed is my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock of my salvation,
Darby Translation
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord lives! I praise my Rock! How great is my God, the Rock who saves me!
George Lamsa Translation
The LORD lives; blessed be he who gives me strength; and exalted be God my Saviour.
Literal Translation
Jehovah lives! And blessed is the Rock, and exalted be the God, the Rock of my salvation.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The LORDE lyueth, and blessed be my God, and magnified be the strength of my health.
American Standard Version
Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
Bible in Basic English
The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Let the Lord lyue, and blessed be my strength: magnified be God [euen] the force of my saluation.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, my Rock of salvation;
King James Version (1611)
The Lord liueth, and blessed be my rocke: and exalted be the God of the rocke of my saluation.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
The Lord lives, and blessed be my guardian, and my God, my strong keeper, shall be exalted.
English Revised Version
The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation:
Berean Standard Bible
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the rock of my salvation, be exalted-
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
The Lord lyueth, and my God is blessid; and the stronge God of myn helthe schal be enhaunsid.
Young's Literal Translation
Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God -- The Rock of my salvation.
Update Bible Version
Yahweh lives; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
World English Bible
Yahweh lives; Blessed be my rock; Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
New King James Version
"The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The Rock of my salvation!
New Living Translation
"The Lord lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!
New Life Bible
"The Lord lives. Thanks be to my Rock. May God be honored, the Rock that saves me.
New Revised Standard
The Lord lives! Blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Yahweh liveth, and blessed be my rock, - and exalted be the God (of the rock) of my salvation: -
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:
Revised Standard Version
"The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,
THE MESSAGE
Live, God ! Blessing to my Rock, my towering Salvation-God! This God set things right for me and shut up the people who talked back. He rescued me from enemy anger. You pulled me from the grip of upstarts, You saved me from the bullies. That's why I'm thanking you, God , all over the world. That's why I'm singing songs that rhyme your name. God's king takes the trophy; God's chosen is beloved. I mean David and all his children— always.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

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

Lord: Deuteronomy 32:39, Deuteronomy 32:40, Job 19:25

the rock of: Psalms 89:26, Luke 1:47

Reciprocal: Exodus 15:2 - exalt him Deuteronomy 32:15 - the Rock Judges 5:2 - for the avenging 1 Samuel 25:39 - Blessed 1 Kings 3:6 - great Psalms 18:46 - Lord Psalms 95:1 - the rock Psalms 97:6 - all the Luke 6:48 - rock

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The Lord liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. :-.


 
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