2 Samuel 22:47

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.

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.

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

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,

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 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

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. :-.