2 Samuel 22:47
What does 2 Samuel 22:47 mean?
A plain-English look at 2 Samuel 22:47 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
KJV
King James Version · 1611The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Jehovah liveth, and blessed <FI>is<Fi> my Rock, And exalted is my God--The Rock of my salvation.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be theGod, the rock of my salvation,
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 1:47
And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
- 2 Samuel 22:3
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.
- Psalms 89:26
He shall cry unto me, Thou art my Father, My God, and the rock of my salvation.
- Job 19:25
But as for me I know that my Redeemer liveth, And at last he will stand up upon the earth:
- Deuteronomy 32:39
See now that I, even I, am he, And there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal; And there is none that can deliver out of my hand.
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