2 Samuel 22:36

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“You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.”

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BSBPD

“You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:36 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 12:2I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.
  2. 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.”
  3. Genesis 22:17I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.
  4. Psalms 18:35You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
  5. Psalms 84:11For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
  6. Psalms 115:14May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.
  7. Ephesians 6:16In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

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