2 Samuel 22:2

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“He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.”

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BSBPD

“He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and he saith: `Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:2 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
  2. 1 Samuel 2:2There is no one holy like the LORD. Indeed, there is no one besides You! And there is no Rock like our God.
  3. Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
  4. Psalms 31:3For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name.
  5. Psalms 42:9I say to God my Rock, “Why have You forgotten me? Why must I walk in sorrow because of the enemy’s oppression?”
  6. Psalms 71:3Be my rock of refuge, where I can always go. Give the command to save me, for You are my rock and my fortress.
  7. Psalms 91:2I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
  8. Psalms 144:2He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
  9. Matthew 16:18And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.

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