2 Samuel 22:3

KJV1611 – Modern English

The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֱלֹהֵ֥י צוּרִ֖י אֶחֱסֶה־בּ֑וֹ מָגִנִּ֞י וְקֶ֣רֶן יִשְׁעִ֗י מִשְׂגַּבִּי֙ וּמְנוּסִ֔י מֹשִׁעִ֕י מֵחָמָ֖ס תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃

Transliteration

ʾĕlōhê ṣûrî ʾeḥĕsê-in him, māginnî and qeren yišʿî, miśgabbî and menûsî, môšiʿî from ḥāmās tôšîʿēnî.

Grammar Details

• *ʾĕlōhê*: masculine plural construct of *ʾĕlōhîm* - God of
• *ṣûrî*: masculine noun with 1cs suffix - my rock
• *ʾeḥĕsê*: Qal imperfect 1cs - I take refuge
• *māginnî*: masculine noun with 1cs suffix - my shield
• *qeren*: feminine noun construct - horn of
• *yišʿî*: masculine noun with 1cs suffix - my salvation
• *miśgabbî*: masculine noun with 1cs suffix - my high tower/stronghold
• *menûsî*: masculine noun with 1cs suffix - my refuge
• *môšiʿî*: Hiphil participle with 1cs suffix - my savior
• *ḥāmās*: masculine noun - violence
• *tôšîʿēnî*: Hiphil imperfect 2ms with 1cs suffix - you save me

Word Meanings

• *ṣûrî*: my rock, boulder, cliff
• *ʾeḥĕsê*: take refuge, seek shelter, trust
• *qeren*: horn, power, strength
• *yišʿî*: my salvation, deliverance, victory
• *miśgabbî*: my high tower, stronghold, place of security
• *menûsî*: my refuge, place to flee, escape
• *ḥāmās*: violence, wrong, cruelty

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  My God is my rock where I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my savior. You save me from violence.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  God,{H430} my rock,{H6697} in him will I take refuge;{H2620} My shield,{H4043} and the horn{H7161} of my salvation,{H3468} my high tower,{H4869} and my refuge;{H4498} My saviour,{H3467} thou savest{H3467} me from violence.{H2555}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The God{H430} of my rock{H6697}; in him will I trust{H2620}{(H8799)}: he is my shield{H4043}, and the horn{H7161} of my salvation{H3468}, my high tower{H4869}, and my refuge{H4498}, my saviour{H3467}{(H8688)}; thou savest{H3467}{(H8686)} me from violence{H2555}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  God is my strength, in him wyl I put my trust: my shylde & the horne of my saluacion, my defence & my refuge, my Sauioure, thou shalt helpe me from violent wronge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  God is my strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  God is my strength, in him will I trust: he is my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie towre, and my refuge, my sauiour, thou hast saued me from wrong.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The God of my rock; in him will I trust: [he is] my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My savior, you save me from violence.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  My God `is' my rock -- I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.

• World English Bible (2000)

  God, my rock, in him I will take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  My God is my rocky summit where I take shelter, my shield, the horn that saves me, my stronghold, my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!

Referenced Verses

• Gen 15:1 : 1 After these things, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am your shield, and your exceedingly great reward.
• Ps 9:9 : 9 The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
• Ps 46:7 : 7 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
• Ps 46:11 : 11 The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
• Ps 59:16 : 16 But I will sing of your power; yes, I will sing aloud of your mercy in the morning, for you have been my defense and refuge in the day of my trouble.
• Prov 18:10 : 10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous run into it, and are safe.
• Isa 32:2 : 2 And a man shall be like a shelter from the wind, and a refuge from the storm; like rivers of water in a dry place, like the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
• Luke 1:69 : 69 And has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
• Luke 1:71 : 71 That we should be saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
• Prov 30:5 : 5 Every word of God is pure: He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
• Isa 12:2 : 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also has become my salvation.
• Ps 61:3 : 3 For you have been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.
• Ps 71:7 : 7 I am as a wonder to many; but you are my strong refuge.
• Ps 115:9-9 : 9 O Israel, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield. 11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; He is their help and their shield.
• Ps 140:1 : 1 Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man; preserve me from the violent man;
• Ps 140:4 : 4 Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from violent men, who have purposed to overthrow my steps.
• Ps 14:6 : 6 You have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
• Ps 27:5 : 5 For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in His pavilion; in the secret of His tabernacle He shall hide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.
• Deut 33:29 : 29 Happy are you, O Israel: who is like you, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of your help, and who is the sword of your majesty! And your enemies shall be found liars to you; and you shall tread upon their high places.
• 2 Sam 22:49 : 49 And who brings me forth from my enemies: you also have lifted me up on high above those who rose up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.
• Jer 16:19 : 19 O LORD, my strength and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come to you from the ends of the earth and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanity, and things in which there is no profit.
• Ps 144:2 : 2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdues my people under me.
• Heb 2:13 : 13 And again, I will put my trust in Him. And again, Behold, I and the children whom God has given me.
• 2 Sam 22:51 : 51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his offspring forevermore.
• Ps 3:3 : 3 But you, O LORD, are a shield for me; my glory and the lifter of my head.
• Ps 5:12 : 12 For you, LORD, will bless the righteous; with favor, you will surround him as with a shield.
• 1 Sam 2:1 : 1 And Hannah prayed and said, My heart rejoices in the LORD; my strength is exalted in the LORD: my mouth is enlarged over my enemies because I rejoice in your salvation.
• Deut 32:37 : 37 And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
• Ps 28:7 : 7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song I will praise him.
• Ps 32:7 : 7 You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.
• Ps 46:1 : 1 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
• Ps 18:2 : 2 The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
• Ps 55:9 : 9 Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
• Ps 140:11 : 11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth; evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
• Ps 72:14 : 14 He shall redeem their lives from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
• Ps 84:9 : 9 Behold our shield, O God, and look upon the face of your anointed.
• Ps 84:11 : 11 For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.
• Ps 86:14 : 14 O God, the proud have risen against me, and a mob of violent men have sought my soul, and have not set You before them.
• Titus 3:4 : 4 But when the kindness and love of God our Savior toward man appeared,
• Titus 3:6 : 6 Whom He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
• Isa 45:21 : 21 Declare and bring them near; indeed, let them take counsel together: who has declared this from ancient times? who has told it from that time? have not I, the LORD? and there is no other God besides Me; a just God and a Savior; there is none besides Me.
• Jer 16:9 : 9 For thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will cause to cease from this place before your eyes, and in your days, the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride.
• Luke 1:47 : 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior.