2 Samuel 22:2

“And he said, The Lord [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.] (See Gill on “<191802>Psalm 18:2”).”

“22:2 Hannah had said, “there is no Rock like our God” (1 Sam 2:2), while David said, the Lord is my rock, which recalls God’s rescue of David from Saul at the Rock of Escape (1 Sam 23:28). The Hebrew word translated “rock” in 22:3 (different from 22:2) refers in 1 Sam 24:2 to “the rocks of the wild goats,” where Saul suspected that David was hiding. • fortress: The same word referred to David’s physical “stronghold” (1 Sam 22:4), where David and his men sought refuge from Saul.”

“Deu 32:4; Sa1 2:2; Psa. 18:2-50, Psa 31:3, Psa 42:9, Psa 71:3, Psa 91:2, Psa 144:2; Mat 16:18 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 22:3”

“Sa2 22:2-4 form the introduction. 2 Jehovah is my rock, my castle, and my deliverer to me; 3 My Rock-God, in whom I trust: My shield and horn of my salvation, my fortress and my refuge, My Saviour; from violence Thou redeemest me. 4 I call upon the praised one, Jehovah, And I am saved from my enemies. This introduction contains the sum and substance of the whole psalm, inasmuch as David groups the many experiences of divine deliverance in his agitated life into a long series of predicates, in all of which he extols God as his defence, refuge, and deliverer. The heaping up of these predicates is an expression both of liveliest gratitude, and also of hope for the future. The different…”