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Literal Standard Version

2 Samuel 22:18

He delivers me from my strong enemy, || From those hating me, || For they were stronger than me.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - War;   The Topic Concordance - Deliverance;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Psalms, the Book of;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - 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 - Hafṭarah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He rescued me from my powerful enemyand from those who hated me,for they were too strong for me.
Hebrew Names Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
King James Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Lexham English Bible
He delivered me from my strong enemies, from those who hate me, for they were mightier than I.
English Standard Version
He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
New Century Version
He saved me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
New English Translation
He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hate me, for they were too strong for me.
Amplified Bible
"He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
New American Standard Bible
"He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Legacy Standard Bible
He delivered me from my strong enemy,From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
Contemporary English Version
You rescued me from enemies who were hateful and too powerful for me.
Complete Jewish Bible
he rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me, for they were stronger than I.
Darby Translation
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
Easy-to-Read Version
He saved me from my powerful enemies, who hated me. They were too strong for me, so he saved me.
George Lamsa Translation
He delivered me from my strong enemies and from them that hated me; for they were too strong for me.
Good News Translation
He rescued me from my powerful enemies and from all those who hate me— they were too strong for me.
Literal Translation
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were stronger than me.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He delyuered me fro my stronge enemye, from them that hated me, for they were to mightie for me.
American Standard Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
Bible in Basic English
He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He deliuered me from my mightie enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were to strong for me.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
King James Version (1611)
He deliuered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated mee: for they were too strong for me.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
He delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.
English Revised Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
Berean Standard Bible
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, for they were too mighty for me.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He delyuerede me fro my myytiest enemy, and fro hem that hatiden me; for thei weren strongere than Y.
Young's Literal Translation
He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.
Update Bible Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
Webster's Bible Translation
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
World English Bible
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
New King James Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me.
New Living Translation
He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
New Life Bible
He saved me from those strong ones who hated me. For they were too strong for me.
New Revised Standard
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He rescued me from my foe, in his might, - from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me:
Douay-Rheims Bible
He delivered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
Revised Standard Version
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

Contextual Overview

2and he says: "YHWH [is] my rock, || And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me, 3My God [is] my rock—I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, || My high tower, and my refuge! My Savior, You save me from violence! 4I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies. 5When the breakers of death surrounded me, || The streams of the worthless terrify me, 6The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, || The snares of death have been before me. 7In my adversity I call on YHWH, || And I call to my God, || And He hears my voice from His temple, || And my cry [is] in His ears, 8And the earth shakes and trembles, || Foundations of the heavens are troubled, || And are shaken, for He has wrath! 9Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, || And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it. 10And He inclines the heavens and comes down, || And thick darkness [is] under His feet. 11And He rides on a cherub and flies, || And is seen on the wings of the wind.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

delivered: 2 Samuel 22:1, Psalms 3:7, Psalms 56:9, 2 Corinthians 1:10, 2 Timothy 4:17

Reciprocal: Psalms 18:17 - strong Psalms 18:19 - because

Cross-References

Genesis 18:18
and Abraham certainly becomes a great and mighty nation, and blessed in him have been all nations of the earth?
Genesis 22:1
And it comes to pass after these things that God has tried Abraham and says to him, "Abraham"; and he says, "Here I [am]."
Genesis 22:3
And Abraham rises early in the morning, and saddles his donkey, and takes two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac, and he cleaves the wood of the burnt-offering, and rises and goes to the place of which God has spoken to him.
Genesis 22:4
On the third day—Abraham lifts up his eyes, and sees the place from afar;
Genesis 22:5
and Abraham says to his young men, "Remain by yourselves here with the donkey, and I and the youth go over there and worship, and return to you."
Genesis 22:8
And Abraham says, "God provides for Himself the lamb for a burnt-offering, my son"; and they go on both of them together.
Genesis 22:9
And they come to the place of which God has spoken to him, and there Abraham builds the altar, and arranges the wood, and binds his son Isaac, and places him on the altar above the wood;
Genesis 22:10
and Abraham puts forth his hand, and takes the knife—to slaughter his son.
1 Samuel 2:30
Therefore—a declaration of YHWH, God of Israel—I certainly said, Your house and the house of your father walk up and down before Me for all time; and now—a declaration of YHWH—Far be it from Me! For he who is honoring Me, I honor, and those despising Me, are lightly esteemed.
Psalms 72:17
His Name is for all time, || Before the sun is His Name continued, || And they bless themselves in Him, || All nations pronounce Him blessed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He delivered me from my strong enemy, [and] from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. :-.


 
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