2 Samuel 22:17

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

He reached down from above and grabbed me; he pulled me from the surging water.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 144:7 : 7 Reach down from above! Grab me and rescue me from the surging water, from the power of foreigners,
  • Isa 43:2 : 2 When you pass through the waters, I am with you; when you pass through the streams, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not harm you.
  • Lam 3:54 : 54 The waters closed over my head; I thought I was about to die.
  • Rev 17:15 : 15 Then the angel said to me,“The waters you saw(where the prostitute is seated) are peoples, multitudes, nations, and languages.
  • Exod 2:10 : 10 When the child grew older she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying,“Because I drew him from the water.”
  • Ps 18:16 : 16 He reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me from the surging water.
  • Ps 32:6 : 6 For this reason every one of your faithful followers should pray to you while there is a window of opportunity. Certainly when the surging water rises, it will not reach them.
  • Ps 59:1-2 : 1 For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. Deliver me from my enemies, my God! Protect me from those who attack me! 2 Deliver me from evildoers! Rescue me from violent men!
  • Ps 93:3-4 : 3 The waves roar, O LORD, the waves roar, the waves roar and crash. 4 Above the sound of the surging water, and the mighty waves of the sea, the LORD sits enthroned in majesty.
  • Ps 124:4-5 : 4 The water would have overpowered us; the current would have overwhelmed us. 5 The raging water would have overwhelmed us.
  • Ps 130:1 : 1 A song of ascents. From the deep water I cry out to you, O LORD.

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