2 Samuel 22:3
Old Testament • 12 words with Strong's data
"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."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
צוּר
tsûwr
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
בָּטַח
bâṭach
figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
מָגֵן
mâgên
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
קֶרֶן
qeren
a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mount...
יְשׁוּעָה
yᵉshûwʻâh
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
עֶלְיוֹן
ʻelyôwn
an elevation, i.e. (adj.) lofty (compar.); as title, the Supreme
מִגְדָּל
migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
יָשַׁע
yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
יָשַׁע
yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
חָמָס
châmâç
violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gain
Key Terms in This Verse
יָשַׁע yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Study H3467 →קֶרֶן qeren
a horn (as projecting); by implication, a flask, cornet; by resemblance. an elephant's tooth (i.e. ivory), a corner (of the altar), a peak (of a mountain), a ray (of light); figuratively, power
Study H7161 →יָשַׁע yâshaʻ
properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
Study H3467 →מָגֵן mâgên
a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile
Study H4043 →מִגְדָּל migdâl
a tower (from its size or height); by analogy, a rostrum; figuratively, a (pyramidal) bed of flowers
Study H4026 →צוּר tsûwr
properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
Study H6697 →יְשׁוּעָה yᵉshûwʻâh
something saved, i.e. (abstractly) deliverance; hence, aid, victory, prosperity
Study H3444 →Cross References
The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble.
Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the LORD JEHOVAH is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower.
Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying, Fear not, Abram: I am thy shield, and thy exceeding great reward.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! and thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou ...
My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
But I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy in the morning: for thou hast been my defence and refuge in the day of my trouble.
And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold I and the children which God hath given me.
O LORD, my strength, and my fortress, and my refuge in the day of affliction, the Gentiles shall come unto thee from the ends of the earth, and shall say, Surely our fathers have inherited lies, vanit...
Keep me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; preserve me from the violent man; who have purposed to overthrow my goings.
And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land.
O God, the proud are risen against me, and the assemblies of violent men have sought after my soul; and have not set thee before them.
The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us;
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,
For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield.
God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
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