2 Samuel 22:2

Bishops' Bible (1568)

And he saide: The Lorde is my rocke, and my castell, and my delyuerer.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֛ה סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י וּמְפַלְטִי־לִֽי׃

Transliteration

And ʾāmar: YHWH salʿî and meṣudātî and mepalṭî-to me.

Grammar Details

• *ʾāmar*: Qal imperfect 3ms with waw-consecutive - he said
• *YHWH*: divine name - LORD
• *salʿî*: masculine noun with 1cs suffix - my rock
• *meṣudātî*: feminine noun with 1cs suffix - my fortress/stronghold
• *mepalṭî*: masculine noun with 1cs suffix - my deliverer

Word Meanings

• *salʿî*: my rock, cliff, crag
• *meṣudātî*: my fortress, stronghold, castle
• *mepalṭî*: my deliverer, rescuer, one who causes escape

Referenced Verses

• Ps 31:3 : 3 For thou art my strong rocke and fortresse: euen for thy name sake conduct me, and direct me.
• Ps 71:3 : 3 Be thou my strong holde whervnto I may alway resort: thou hast geuen a charge to saue me, for thou art my house of defence, and my castell.
• Ps 91:2 : 2 I wyll say vnto God, thou art my hope and my fortresse: my Lorde, in whom I wyll trust.
• Ps 144:2 : 2 My holynesse and my fortresse, my refuge, and my only deliuerer: my buckler, in hym I haue put my trust, who subdueth my people vnder me.
• Deut 32:4 : 4 Perfect is the worke of the most mightie God, for all his wayes are iudgement: He is a God of trueth, without wickednesse, righteous and iust is he.
• Ps 18:2-9 : 2 God is my stony rocke & my fortresse, and my delyuerer: my Lorde, my castell in whom I wyll trust, my buckler, the horne of my saluation, & my refuge. 3 I wyll call vpon God, who is most worthy to be praysed: so I shall be safe from myne enemies. 4 The panges of death haue compassed me about: and the outragiousnes of the wicked haue astonyed me with feare. 5 The panges of a graue haue compassed me about: the snares of death ouertoke me. 6 But in this my distresse I dyd call vppon God, and I made my complaynt vnto my Lorde: he hearde my voyce out of his temple, and my crye came before his face, euen vnto his eares. 7 The earth trembled and quaked: the very foundations of the hylles tottered and shooke, because he was wroth. 8 In his anger a smoke ascended vp: and a fire out of his mouth dyd cosume, and euery cole therof dyd set a fire. 9 He bowed the heauens also, and he came downe: and it was darke vnder his feete. 10 He ridde vpon the Cherub, and he dyd flee: he came fleeyng vpon the wynges of the wynde. 11 For his secrete place he dyd put darkenesse: and for his pauilion rounde about hym, he dyd put darknesse of waters in cloudes of the ayre. 12 His cloudes, haylestones, and coles of fire: fell downe before hym after lyghtnyng. 13 God also thundred out of heauen: and the most hyghest made his voyce to sounde, haylestones, and coles of fire. 14 He shot out his arrowes, and scattered them: he cast foorth much lyghtnynges, and destroyed them. 15 And the bottomes of waters appeared, and the foundations of the rounde worlde were discouered at thy chidyng, O God: at the blast of the breath of thine anger. 16 He hath sent downe from aboue to fetch me: he hath taken me out of many waters. 17 He hath deliuered me from my strong enemie: and from them which hate me, for they were to stout for me. 18 They preuented me in the day of my trouble: but God was vnto me a sure stay. 19 He brought me also foorth into a place of libertie: he brought me foorth, because he had a fauour vnto me. 20 God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: accordyng to the cleannesse of myne handes he recompensed me. 21 Because I had kept the wayes of God: and had not wickedly shronke from my God. 22 For all his lawes were before me: and I reiected none of his commaundementes from me. 23 And I was sounde & pure towardes hym: and I was weery lest I shoulde offende hym with my wickednesse. 24 Therfore hath God rewarded me after my righteous dealyng: and accordyng to my cleannesse of my handes in his syght. 25 With the holy thou wylt be holy: with a perfect man thou wylt be perfect. 26 With the cleane thou wylt be cleane: and with the frowarde thou wylt be frowarde. 27 For thou hast saued the people oppressed: and thou hast brought downe the hygh lokes of the proude. 28 Thou also hast lyghtened my candell: God my Lorde hath made my darknesse to be lyght. 29 For in thee I haue discomfited an hoast of men: and with the helpe of my Lorde I haue skipped ouer the wall. 30 The way of the Lorde is a perfect way, the worde of God is tryed in the fire: he is a shielde vnto all them that put their trust in hym. 31 For who is a Lorde besides God: or who hath any strength besides our Lorde? 32 It is God that hath gyrded me with valiauntnesse of warre: and he hath made my way playne. 33 He hath made my feete lyke Hartes feete: and he hath set me vp on hygh. 34 He hath taught my handes to fyght: and myne armes to breake a bowe of steele. 35 Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation: thy ryght hande also hath helde me vp, and through thy great gentlenesse I haue increased. 36 Thou hast made me roomth inough for to go on: so that my feete haue not slypt. 37 I haue pursued myne enemies and onertaken them: neither dyd I returne backe vntyll I had destroyed them. 38 I smote them downe, and they are not able to aryse: they haue taken such a fall vnder my feete. 39 Thou hast gyrded me with strength vnto battayle: thou hast made them to bowe downe vnder me who haue rysen vp agaynst me. 40 Thou hast geuen me myne enemies neckes: and I haue destroyed them that hated me. 41 They cryed, but there was none to saue them: they cryed vnto God, but he dyd not heare them. 42 I dyd beat them to powder, like vnto dust in a wynde: I haue brought them as lowe as durt in the streates. 43 Thou hast deliuered me from sedition of the people, and thou hast made me head of the heathen: a people whom I haue not knowen serueth me, 44 assoone as they hearde of me, they obeyed me. 45 Children of a straunger haue made a lie vnto me: the heartes of the children of a straunger hath fayled them, and they feared in their strong holdes. 46 God lyueth, and he is my strength most worthy of blisse: and the Lorde of my saluation ought to be magnified. 47 It is God that hath geuen me power to take auengeaunce: and he hath subdued the people vnder me. 48 It is he that is the aucthour of my deliuerie from myne enemies: and he hath set me vp aboue them that rose agaynst me, he hath ridde me from the wicked man. 49 For this cause I wyll acknowledge thee O God among the gentiles: and syng psalmes vnto thy name. 50 Who hath wonderfull oft deliuered his kyng: and he hath done mercifully vnto Dauid his annoynted, and vnto his seede for euermore.
• 1 Sam 2:2 : 2 There is none holy as the Lorde: for without thee is nothing, neither is there any of strength as is our God.
• Ps 42:9 : 9 I wyll say vnto the Lorde of my strength: why hast thou forgotten me, why go I thus heauyly through the oppression of myne enemie?
• Matt 16:18 : 18 And I say also vnto thee, that thou art Peter, and vpon this rocke I wyll buylde my congregation: And the gates of hell shall not preuayle agaynst it.