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2 Samuel 22:32

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What does 2 Samuel 22:32 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
2 Samuel 22:32 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 22

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
29For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
30For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
31As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
32For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
34He maketh his feet like hinds` [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
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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
“For who [is] God, save the Lord? and who [is] a rock, save our God?] (See Gill on “<191831>Psalm 18:31”).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“22:32 See Isa 43:11; 44:6, 8; 45:5, 21.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“For who: Deu 32:31, Deu 32:39; Sa1 2:2; Isa 44:6, Isa 44:8, Isa 45:5, Isa 45:6, Isa 45:21; Jer 10:6, Jer 10:7, Jer 10:16 a rock: Sa2 22:2, Sa2 22:3 2 Kings (2 Samuel) 22:33”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“32 For who is God save Jehovah, And who a rock save our God? 33 This God is my strong fortress, And leads the innocent his way. 34 He makes my feet like the hinds, And setteth me upon my high places; 35 He teacheth my hands to fight, And my arms span brazen bows. There is no true God who can help, except or by the side of Jehovah (cf. Deu 32:31; Sa1 2:2). צוּר, as in Sa2 22:2. This God is "my strong fortress:" for this figure, comp. Psa 31:5 and Psa 27:1. חיל, strength, might, is construed with מעוּזי, by free subordination: "my fortress, a strong one," like עז מחסי ( Psa 71:7; cf. Ewald, 291, b.). יתּר for יתר, from תּוּר (vid., Ges. 72; Olshausen, Gram. p. 579), in the sense of leading or…”
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