Poole on 2 Samuel 22:1-6: David's Praise of the God of His Salvation

This chapter contains nothing other than Psalm 18 (Menochius), with only a few things added, or taken away, or changed (Malvenda); which will be explained to greater advantage in its own place with the other Psalms (Menochius).  David composed this Psalm at an earlier time in a certain ruder manner and style, which sort we have here; but afterwards he delivered a more polished version to the priests; and such is extant in the book of Psalms (Tirinus).  [We will give the explication of it there σὺν Θεῷ, Lord willing.]

This chapter is in a manner wholly the same with Psalm 18, and therefore I shall adjourn the exposition of it to that place.

Verse 1:[1]  And David (Ex. 15:1; Judg. 5:1) spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had (Ps. 18 title; 34:19) delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul…

Verse 2:[2]  And he said, (Deut. 32:4; Ps. 18:2, etc.; 31:3; 71:3; 91:2; 144:2) The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer…

Verse 3:[3]  The God of my rock; (Heb. 2:13) in him will I trust:  he is my (Gen. 15:1) shield, and the (Luke 1:69) horn of my salvation, my high (Prov. 18:10) tower, and my (Ps. 9:9; 14:6; 59:16; 71:7; Jer. 16:19) refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Verse 4:[4]  I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised:  so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Verse 5:[5]  When the waves (or, pangs[6]) of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men (Heb. Belial[7]) made me afraid…

Verse 6:[8]  The (Ps. 116:3) sorrows (or, cords[9]) of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me…

[1] Hebrew:  ‎וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּיוֹם֩ הִצִּ֙יל יְהוָ֥ה אֹת֛וֹ מִכַּ֥ף כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו וּמִכַּ֥ף שָׁאֽוּל׃

[2] Hebrew:  ‎וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֛ה סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י וּמְפַלְטִי־לִֽי׃

[3] Hebrew:  ‎אלֹהֵ֥י צוּרִ֖י אֶחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ מָגִנִּ֞י וְקֶ֣רֶן יִשְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּי֙ וּמְנוּסִ֔י מֹשִׁעִ֕י מֵחָמָ֖ס תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃

[4] Hebrew:  ‎מְהֻלָּ֖ל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃

[5] Hebrew:  ‎כִּ֥י אֲפָפֻ֖נִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָ֑וֶת נַחֲלֵ֥י בְלִיַּ֖עַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃

[6] Hebrew:  ‎מִשְׁבְּרֵי.

[7] Hebrew:  ‎בְלִיַּעַל.

[8] Hebrew:  ‎חֶבְלֵ֥י שְׁא֖וֹל סַבֻּ֑נִי קִדְּמֻ֖נִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃

[9] Hebrew:  ‎חֶבְלֵי.