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2 Samuel 22:47-51

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

47. The LORD liveth; and blessed [be] my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation. 48. It [is] God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me, 49. And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. 50. Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name. 51. [He is] the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

2 Samuel 22:47-51 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 2 Samuel 22:47

Theological / Devotional

The Lord liveth. David here comes to the concluding section of his song (vs. 47-51). On the ground of the victories that the Lord has given him he ascribes praise and thanksgiving to God. The Lord had not forgotten him or forsaken him — He was ever present, the living God (Ps. 42:2; Isa. 37:4, 17; Jer. 10:10; Hosea 1:10; 1 Tim. 6:17), the one “who only hath immortality” (1 Tim. 6:16). God was more than a theory or a mere abstraction to David — he had learned to know Him as a personal Friend and Saviour, and he now expresses his grateful praise to Him for His wonderful deliverance and care.

The rock of my salvation. See Ps. 89:26. David again recalls what God means to him; He is both his rock and his salvation, the God who is his strength and defense and who brings salvation to him.

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