2 Samuel 22:3

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“My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.”

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BSBPD

“My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“My God <FI>is<Fi> my rock--I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:3 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 15:1After these events, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: “Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, your very great reward.”
  2. Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
  3. Deuteronomy 32:37He will say: “Where are their gods, the rock in which they took refuge,
  4. Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
  5. 1 Samuel 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
  6. 2 Samuel 22:49who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
  7. 2 Samuel 22:51Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
  8. Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
  9. Psalms 5:12For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
  10. Psalms 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
  11. Psalms 9:10Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You.
  12. Psalms 14:6You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
  13. 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.
  14. Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
  15. Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
  16. Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
  17. Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  18. Psalms 46:2Therefore we will not fear, though the earth is transformed and the mountains are toppled into the depths of the seas,
  19. Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  20. Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  21. Psalms 55:9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
  22. Psalms 59:16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
  23. Psalms 61:3For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
  24. Psalms 71:7I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.

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