2 Samuel 22:51

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

*מגדיל **מִגְדּ֖וֹל יְשׁוּע֣וֹת מַלְכּ֑וֹ וְעֹֽשֶׂה־חֶ֧סֶד לִמְשִׁיח֛וֹ לְדָוִ֥ד וּלְזַרְע֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

Transliteration

migdôl yešûʿôt malkô; and ʿōśê-ḥesed to mešîḥô, to dāwid and to zarʿô until-ʿôlām.

Grammar Details

*migdôl*: Hiphil participle ms construct - magnifying
*yešûʿôt*: feminine plural noun construct - salvations of
*malkô*: masculine noun with 3ms suffix - his king
*ʿōśê*: Qal participle ms construct - doing
*ḥesed*: masculine noun - steadfast love
*mešîḥô*: masculine noun with 3ms suffix - his anointed
*dāwid*: proper noun - David
*zarʿô*: masculine noun with 3ms suffix - his seed/offspring
*ʿôlām*: masculine noun - forever

Word Meanings

*migdôl*: magnifies, makes great, tower of
*yešûʿôt*: salvations, deliverances, victories
*ḥesed*: steadfast love, loyalty, faithfulness, mercy
*mešîḥô*: his anointed, his appointed, his consecrated one
*zarʿô*: his seed, his offspring, his descendants

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Referenced Verses

Ps 144:10 : 10 Thou art he that giveth salvation unto kings; Who rescueth David his servant from the hurtful sword.
2 Sam 7:12-13 : 12 When thy days are fulfilled, and thou shalt sleep with thy fathers, I will set up thy seed after thee, that shall proceed out of thy bowels, and I will establish his kingdom. 13 He shall build a house for my name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom for ever.
Ps 18:50 : 50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
Ps 89:20 : 20 I have found David my servant; With my holy oil have I anointed him:
Ps 89:29 : 29 His seed also will I make to endure for ever, And his throne as the days of heaven.
Ps 89:36 : 36 His seed shall endure for ever, And his throne as the sun before me.
Ps 91:2 : 2 I will say of Jehovah, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in whom I trust.
Ps 89:24 : 24 But my faithfulness and my lovingkindness shall be with him; And in my name shall his horn be exalted.
Ps 89:26 : 26 He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
Ps 21:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. The king shall joy in thy strength, O Jehovah; And in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
Ps 48:3 : 3 God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
2 Sam 22:2 : 2 and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
Ps 3:3 : 3 But thou, O Jehovah, art a shield about me; My glory and the lifter up of my head.
Jer 30:9 : 9 but they shall serve Jehovah their God, and David their king, whom I will raise up unto them.
Luke 1:31-33 : 31 And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Rev 11:15 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there followed great voices in heaven, and they said, The kingdom of the world is become [the kingdom] of our Lord, and of his Christ: and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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