[133] David sang this song at the time the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.
2 Samuel 22:18 - Easy To Read Version My enemies were stronger than me.
Those people hated me.
My enemies were too strong for me,
so God saved me. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. American Standard Version (1901) He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me. Common English Bible God saved me from my powerful enemy, saved me from my foes, who were too much for me. Catholic Public Domain Version He freed me from my most powerful enemy and from those who had hated me. For they were too strong for me. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version He delivered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me. |
[133] David sang this song at the time the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.
{The Lord helped me like that too!} The Lord reached down from above. The Lord grabbed me and pulled me out of the deep water (trouble).
I was in trouble and my enemies attacked me. But the Lord was there to support me!
Lord, get up! {\cf2\super [10]} \par My God, come rescue me!\par \{You are very strong!\}\par If you hit my bad enemies on the cheek,\par you will break all their teeth.\par
With my whole self I will say,\par “Lord, there is no one like you.\par You save a poor person from people that are stronger.\par You take things from strong people,\par and you give those things\par to that poor, helpless person.”\par
So, defeat my enemies\par when I call to you for help.\par I know you can do it.\par You are God!\par
God saved us from these great dangers of death. And God will continue to save us. We have put our hope in him, and he will continue to save us.
But the Lord stayed with me. The Lord gave me strength so that I could tell the Good News {\cf2\super [23]} everywhere. The Lord wanted all the non-Jews to hear that Good News. So I was saved from the lion’s (enemy’s) mouth.