4 I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
Because, Whoever will give worship to the name of the Lord will get salvation.
For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised; he is more to be feared than all other gods.
I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
Then I made my prayer to the Lord, saying, O Lord, take my soul out of trouble.
It is right, our Lord and our God, for you to have glory and honour and power: because by you were all things made, and by your desire they came into being.
Give praise to the Lord. Let the Lord be praised from the heavens: give him praise in the skies. Give praise to him, all you his angels: give praise to him, all his armies. Give praise to him, you sun and moon: give praise to him, all you stars of light. Give praise to him, you highest heavens, and you waters which are over the heavens.
I will take the cup of salvation, and give praise to the name of the Lord.
Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabneiah, Sherebiah, Hodiah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah said, Get up and give praise to the Lord your God for ever and ever. Praise be to your great name which is lifted up high over all blessing and praise.
Who is able to give an account of the great acts of the Lord, or to make clear all his praise?
Make a song in honour of his name: give praise and glory to him.
<To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. When he went in flight from Saul, in the hole of the rock.> Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy on me; for the hope of my soul is in you: I will keep myself safely under the shade of your wings, till these troubles are past. I will send up my cry to the Most High God; to God who does all things for me. He will send from heaven, and take me from the power of him whose desire is for my destruction. God will send out his mercy and his good faith.
When I send up my cry to you, my haters will be turned back; I am certain of this, for God is with me.
As for me, I will make my prayer to God, and he will be my saviour.
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Commentary on 2 Samuel 22 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
CHAPTER 22
2Sa 22:1-51. David's Psalm of Thanksgiving for God's Powerful Deliverance and Manifold Blessings.
The song contained in this chapter is the same as the eighteenth Psalm, where the full commentary will be given [see on Ps 18:1, &c.]. It may be sufficient simply to remark that Jewish writers have noticed a great number of very minute variations in the language of the song as recorded here, from that embodied in the Book of Psalms—which may be accounted for by the fact that this, the first copy of the poem, was carefully revised and altered by David afterwards, when it was set to the music of the tabernacle. This inspired ode was manifestly the effusion of a mind glowing with the highest fervor of piety and gratitude, and it is full of the noblest imagery that is to be found within the range even of sacred poetry. It is David's grand tribute of thanksgiving for deliverance from his numerous and powerful enemies, and establishing him in the power and glory of the kingdom.