2 Samuel 22:51
49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
- KJV
- He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
- WEB
- He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”
- ASV
- Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
- DARBY
- [It is he] who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.
- BLB
- Great salvation [is to] His king, and He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and to his seed even to forever.”
- ÅB
- Han gjør frelsen stor for sin konge, og han gjør miskunnhet mot sin salvede, mot David og mot hans slekt til evig tid.
[^1]: fiendene.
[^2]: d.e. gjør du tvert imot hans ønske og forventning. - OTB
- Han er et tårn av frelse for sin konge,
Og viser nåde til sin salvede,
Til David og hans etterkommere for evig." - B1930
- Han gjør frelsen stor for sin konge, og han gjør miskunnhet mot sin salvede, mot David og mot hans ætt til evig tid.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 89:29
I will establish his line forever, his throne as long as the heavens endure.
Read in contextPsalms 18:50
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
Read in contextPsalms 89:20
I have found My servant David; with My sacred oil I have anointed him.
Read in context2 Samuel 7:12–13
And when your days are fulfilled and you rest with your fathers, I will raise up your descendant after you, who will come from your own body, and I will establish his kingdom.
Read in contextPsalms 144:10
to Him who gives victory to kings, who frees His servant David from the deadly sword.
Read in contextJeremiah 30:9
Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
Read in contextPsalms 48:3
God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.
Read in contextRevelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”
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