2 Samuel 22:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 144:7 : 7 Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of {H5236} aliens;
Isa 43:2 : 2 When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
Lam 3:54 : 54 Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
Rev 17:15 : 15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the harlot sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.
Exod 2:10 : 10 And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses, and said, Because I drew him out of the water.
Ps 18:16 : 16 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
Ps 32:6 : 6 For this let every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: Surely when the great waters overflow they shall not reach unto him.
Ps 59:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: Set me on high from them that rise up against me. 2 Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, And save me from the bloodthirsty men.
Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The floods have lifted up, O Jehovah, The floods have lifted up their voice; The floods lift up their waves. 4 Above the voices of many waters, The mighty breakers of the sea, Jehovah on high is mighty.
Ps 124:4-5 : 4 Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul; 5 Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Ps 130:1 : 1 A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 18:15-17
3 verses
98%
15Then the channels of waters appeared, And the foundations of the world were laid bare, At thy rebuke, O Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of thy nostrils.
16He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters.
17He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from them that hated me; For they were too mighty for me.
2 Sam 22:18-20
3 verses
82%
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
19They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Ps 144:7
78%
7Stretch forth thy hand from above; Rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, Out of the hand of {H5236} aliens;
2 Sam 22:5-6
2 verses
78%
5For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
6The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
Jonah 2:3-6
4 verses
77%
3For thou didst cast me into the depth, in the heart of the seas, And the flood was round about me; All thy waves and thy billows passed over me.
4And I said, I am cast out from before thine eyes; Yet I will look again toward thy holy temple.
5The waters compassed me about, even to the soul; The deep was round about me; The weeds were wrapped about my head.
6I went down to the bottoms of the mountains; The earth with its bars [closed] upon me for ever: Yet hast thou brought up my life from the pit, O Jehovah my God.
Ps 40:1-2
2 verses
77%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. I waited patiently for Jehovah; And he inclined unto me, and heard my cry.
2He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay; And he set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Ps 18:19
76%
19He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
Ps 69:14-15
2 verses
76%
14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: Let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
15Let not the waterflood overwhelm me, Neither let the deep shallow me up; And let not the pit shut its mouth upon me.
Lam 3:54
76%
54Waters flowed over my head; I said, I am cut off.
Ps 69:1-2
2 verses
76%
1For the Chief Musician; set to Shoshannim, [A Psalm] of David. Save me, O God; For the waters are come in unto my soul.
2I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.
Ps 31:4
76%
4Pluck me out of the net that they have laid privily for me; For thou art my stronghold.
2 Sam 22:49
75%
49And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
2 Sam 22:16
75%
16Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
Ps 42:7
75%
7Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy waterfalls: All thy waves and thy billows are gone over me.
Ps 77:16
74%
16The waters saw thee, O God; The waters saw thee, they were afraid: The depths also trembled.
Ps 57:3
74%
3He will send from heaven, and save me, [When] he that would swallow me up reproacheth; {H5542} God will send forth his lovingkindness and his truth.
Ps 130:1
74%
1A Song of Ascents. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Jehovah.
Ps 124:4-5
2 verses
74%
4Then the waters had overwhelmed us, The stream had gone over our soul;
5Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Ps 18:48
74%
48He rescueth me from mine enemies; Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
Ps 78:15-16
2 verses
74%
15He clave rocks in the wilderness, And gave them drink abundantly as out of the depths.
16He brought streams also out of the rock, And caused waters to run down like rivers.
Ps 18:4-5
2 verses
73%
4The cords of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
Ps 33:7
73%
7He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
Ps 68:22
72%
22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depths of the sea;
Ps 61:2
72%
2From the end of the earth will I call unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the rock that is higher than I.
Ps 120:1
72%
1A Song of Ascents. In my distress I cried unto Jehovah, And he answered me.
Job 30:22
72%
22Thou liftest me up to the wind, thou causest me to ride [upon it]; And thou dissolvest me in the storm.
2 Sam 22:2
72%
2and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
Isa 48:21
72%
21And they thirsted not when he led them through the deserts; he caused the waters to flow out of the rock for them; he clave the rock also, and the waters gushed out.
Ps 74:15
72%
15Thou didst cleave fountain and flood: Thou driedst up mighty rivers.
Ps 30:2-3
2 verses
72%
2O Jehovah my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
3O Jehovah, thou hast brought up my soul from Sheol; Thou hast kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Lam 1:13
72%
13From on high hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them; He hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: He hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
2 Sam 22:37
71%
37Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
Ps 71:20
71%
20Thou, who hast showed us many and sore troubles, Wilt quicken us again, And wilt bring us up again from the depths of the earth.
Ps 81:7
71%
7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder; I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. {H5542}
Ps 29:3
71%
3The voice of Jehovah is upon the waters: The God of glory thundereth, Even Jehovah upon many waters.