2 Samuel 22 · Verse 17

2 Samuel 22:17

He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
2 Samuel 22:17, King James Version

2 Samuel 22:17 in other translations

BSBHe reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
WEBHe sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
ASVHe sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
YLTHe sendeth from above--He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
DARBYHe reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
BBEHe sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
WebsterHe sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

2 Samuel 22:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִשְׁלַ֥חyish.Lachhe stretched outH7971
מִמָּר֖וֹםmi.ma.Romfrom a high placeH4791
יִקָּחֵ֑נִיyi.ka.Che.nihe took hold of meH3947
יַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִיyam.She.nihe drew meH4871
מִמַּ֥יִםmi.Ma.yimfrom watersH4325
רַבִּֽים\׃ra.BimmanyH7227

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Cross references for 2 Samuel 22:17

  • Isaiah 43:2

    When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  • Psalms 144:7

    Send thine hand from above; rid me, and deliver me out of great waters, from the hand of strange children;

  • Psalms 18:16

    He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.

  • Psalms 130:1

    A Song of degrees. Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.

  • Psalms 32:6

    For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely in the floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto him.

  • Psalms 59:1-2

    To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me. Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

  • Revelation 17:15

    And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

  • Psalms 93:3-4

    The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves. The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

  • Psalms 124:4-5

    Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul: Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.

  • Exodus 2:10

    And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his name Moses: and she said, Because I drew him out of the water.

  • Lamentations 3:54

    Waters flowed over mine head; then I said, I am cut off.

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sent.
Ps 18:16; 144:7
he drew.
Ps 32:6; 59:1,2; 93:3,4; 124:4,5; 130:1; Isa 43:2; La 3:54; Re 17:15
many. or, great.

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Context

  • 2 Samuel 22:16

    And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

  • 2 Samuel 22:17

    He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

  • 2 Samuel 22:18

    He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

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2 Samuel 22:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Extendió su mano de lo alto, y arrebatóme, y sacóme de copiosas aguas.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
D’en haut, il étendit sa main, il me prit, il me tira des grandes eaux;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er streckte seine Hand aus von der Höhe, er nahm mich, er zog mich aus großen Wassern;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Misit de excelso, et assumpsit me, et extraxit me de aquis multis.