2 Samuel 22:36

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You have given me the shield of your salvation;your help exalts me.

Hebrew Names Version
You have also given me the shield of your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.

King James Version
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Lexham English Bible
You have given me the shield of your salvation; your willingness to help has made me great.

English Standard Version
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.

New Century Version
You protect me with your saving shield. You have stooped to make me great.

New English Translation
You give me your protective shield; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

Amplified Bible
"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help and gentleness make me great.

New American Standard Bible
"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help makes me great.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation, and thy louing kindnesse hath caused me to increase.

Legacy Standard Bible
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,And Your answer to me makes me great.

Contemporary English Version
You alone are my shield, and by coming to help me, you have made me famous.

Complete Jewish Bible
You give me your shield, which is salvation; your answers make me great.

Darby Translation
And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.

Easy-to-Read Version
Lord, you have given me your shield to protect me. It is your help that has made me great.

George Lamsa Translation
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy right hand has helped me; thy gentleness has made me great.

Good News Translation
O Lord , you protect me and save me; your help has made me great.

Literal Translation
And You have given to me the shield of Your salvation; and Your condescension has made me great.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And thou hast geuen me the shylde of yi health, and with yi louynge correccion shalt thou multiplye me.

American Standard Version
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.

Bible in Basic English
You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation: and with thy louing mekenesse thou doest multiplie me.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great.

King James Version (1611)
Thou hast also giuen mee the shield of thy saluation: and thy gentlenesse hath made me great.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And thou hast given me the shield of my salvation, and thy propitious dealing has increased me,

English Revised Version
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

Berean Standard Bible
You have given me Your shield of salvation; and Your gentleness exalts me.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thou hast youe to me the sheeld of thin heelthe; and my myldenesse multipliede me.

Young's Literal Translation
And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

Update Bible Version
You have also given me the shield of your salvation; And your response has made me great.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

World English Bible
You have also given me the shield of your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.

New King James Version
"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; Your gentleness has made me great.

New Living Translation
You have given me your shield of victory; your help has made me great.

New Life Bible
"You have given me the covering of Your saving power. Your help makes me strong.

New Revised Standard
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your help has made me great.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation, - and, thy condescension, made me great.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou hast given me the shield of my salvation: and thy mildness hath multiplied me.

Revised Standard Version
Thou hast given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy help made me great.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help makes me great.

Contextual Overview

² God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight. My God—the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men. ⁴ I sing to God the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved. ⁵The waves of death crashed over me, devil waters rushed over me. Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit. ⁷ A hostile world! I called to God , to my God I cried out. From his palace he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence— a private audience! ⁸Earth wobbled and lurched; the very heavens shook like leaves, Quaked like aspen leaves because of his rage. His nostrils flared, billowing smoke; his mouth spit fire. Tongues of fire darted in and out; he lowered the sky. He stepped down; under his feet an abyss opened up. He rode a winged creature, swift on wind-wings. He wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black rain-cloud darkness. But his cloud-brightness burst through, a grand comet of fireworks. Then God thundered out of heaven; the High God gave a great shout. God shot his arrows—pandemonium! He hurled his lightnings—a rout! The secret sources of ocean were exposed, the hidden depths of earth lay uncovered The moment God roared in protest, let loose his hurricane anger. ¹⁷But 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! ²¹ God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start. Indeed, I've kept alert to God 's ways; I haven't taken God for granted. Every day I review the ways he works, I try not to miss a trick. I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step. God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes. ²⁶You stick by people who stick with you, you're straight with people who're straight with you, You're good to good people, you shrewdly work around the bad ones. You take the side of the down-and-out, but the stuck-up you take down a peg. ²⁹Suddenly, God , your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness. I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences. What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God -direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it. ³²Is there any god like God ? Are we not at bedrock? Is not this the God who armed me well, then aimed me in the right direction? Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain. He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow! You protect me with salvation-armor; you touch me and I feel ten feet tall. You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm. When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men. I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them. You armed me well for this fight; you smashed the upstarts. You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters. They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer. I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter. You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me; the moment they got wind of me they submitted. They gave up; they came trembling from their hideouts.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the shield: Genesis 15:1, Psalms 84:11, Ephesians 6:16

gentleness: Psalms 18:35

made me great: Heb. multiplied me, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 22:17, Psalms 115:14

Reciprocal: Psalms 18:34 - teacheth Titus 3:2 - gentle

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. :-.