Passage Research
2 Samuel 22 — Sermon Preparation
David sings a long psalm of thanksgiving to God who rescued him from all his enemies, celebrating the LORD as his rock, fortress, and deliverer. Below is a research summary for 2 Samuel 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 51
- verses
- 382 / 219
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
2 Samuel 22 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֹיֵב | ʼôyêb | H341 | 6 | hating, adversary |
| יָשַׁע | yâshaʻ | H3467 | 5 | be open, wide |
| תָּמִים | tâmîym | H8549 | 4 | entire, integrity |
| צוּר | tsûwr | H6697 | 4 | cliff, compressed |
| אֵל | ʼêl | H410 | 4 | strength, mighty |
| יֶשַׁע | yeshaʻ | H3468 | 3 | liberty, deliverance |
| מָגֵן | mâgên | H4043 | 3 | shield, protector |
How preachers through history handled this text
3 public-domain excerpts on 2 Samuel 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“DAVID'S HYMN OF VICTORY For Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that, rose up against me hast Thou subdued under me. 41. Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me. 42. They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but He answered them not. 43. Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. 44. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, on 2 Samuel 22:40–51 (Public Domain)
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