2 Samuel 22:3
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 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. | My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence. | 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. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O God of | אֱלֹהֵ֥י | 'e-lo-HEI | H0430G | Godאֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) This name means "gods" (plural intensive-singular meaning), "God" Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G) |
| rock my | צוּרִ֖י | tzu-RI | H6697H | mountainטוּר (tur) mountain Aramaic of tsur (צוּר "rock" H6697H) |
| [whom] I take refuge | אֶחֱסֶה־ | 'e-che-seh- | H2620 | to seek refugeחָסָה (cha.sah) 1) (Qal) to seek refuge, flee for protection 1a) to put trust in (God), confide or hope in (God) (fig.) |
| shield my | מָגִנִּ֞י | ma-gi-NI | H4043 | shieldמָגֵן (ma.gen) shield, buckler |
| and [the] horn of | וְקֶ֣רֶן | ve-KE-ren | H7161A | hornקֶ֫רֶן (qe.ren) 1) horn 1a) horn 1b) of strength (fig) 1c) flask (container for oil) 1d) horn (as musical instrument) 1e) horn (of horn-like projections on the altar) 1f) of rays of light 1g) hill Aramaic equivalent: qe.ren (קֶ֫רֶן "horn" H7162) |
| salvation my | יִשְׁעִ֗י | yish-'I | H3468 | salvationיֵ֫שַׁע (ye.sah) 1) deliverance, salvation, rescue, safety, welfare 1a) safety, welfare, prosperity 1b) salvation 1c) victory |
| refuge my | מִשְׂגַּבִּי֙ | mis-ga-BI | H4869A | high refugeמִשְׂגָּב (mis.gav) 1) high place, refuge, secure height, retreat 1a) stronghold 1b) refuge (of God) |
| and place of escape my | וּמְנוּסִ֔י | u-me-nu-SI | H4498 | refugeמָנוֹס (ma.nos) 1) flight, refuge, place of escape 1a) flight 1b) refuge, place of escape |
| O deliverer my | מֹשִׁעִ֕י | mo-shi-'I | H3467 | to saveיָשַׁע (ya.sah) 1) to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to |
| from violence | מֵחָמָ֖ס | me-cha-MAS | H2555 | violenceחָמָס (cha.mas) violence, wrong, cruelty, injustice |
| you deliver me | תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃ | to-shi-'E-ni | H3467 | to saveיָשַׁע (ya.sah) 1) to save, be saved, be delivered 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to be liberated, be saved, be delivered 1a2) to be saved (in battle), be victorious 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to save, deliver 1b2) to save from moral troubles 1b3) to give victory to |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.