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2 Samuel 22:17

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Samuel 22:17 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
2 Samuel 22:17 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
14Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
19They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.] (See Gill on “<191816>Psalm 18:16”).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“sent: Psa 18:16, Psa 144:7 he drew: Psa 32:6, Psa 59:1, Psa 59:2, Psa 93:3, Psa 93:4, Psa 124:4, Psa 124:5, Psa 130:1; Isa 43:2; Lam 3:54; Rev 17:15 many: or, great 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 22:18”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“17 He reached out of the height, He laid hold of me; Drew me out of great waters: 18 Saved me from my enemy strong; From my haters, because they were too strong for me. 19 They fell upon me in my day of calamity: Then Jehovah became my stay, 20 And led me out into a broad place; Delivered me, because He had pleasure in me. The Lord stretched His hand from the height into the deep abysses, which had been uncovered through the threatening of the wrath of God, and drew out the sinking man. ישׁלח without יד is used to denote the stretching out of the hand, and in the sense of reaching out to a thing (as in Sa2 6:6). רבּים מים (great waters) does not refer to the enemy, but to the calamities and…”
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