2 Samuel 22:49

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“who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.”

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BSBPD

“who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:49 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 24:7Water will flow from his buckets, and his seed will have abundant water. His king will be greater than Agag, and his kingdom will be exalted.
  2. Numbers 24:17I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and strike down all the sons of Sheth.
  3. 1 Samuel 2:8He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
  4. 2 Samuel 5:12And David realized that the LORD had established him as king over Israel and had exalted his kingdom for the sake of His people Israel.
  5. 2 Samuel 7:8Now then, you are to tell My servant David that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: I took you from the pasture, from following the flock, to be the ruler over My people Israel.
  6. 2 Samuel 18:31Just then the Cushite came and said, “May my lord the king hear the good news: Today the LORD has avenged you of all who rose up against you!”
  7. Psalms 18:48who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
  8. Psalms 52:1Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The loving devotion of God endures all day long.
  9. Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
  10. Psalms 140:4Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked. Keep me safe from men of violence who scheme to make me stumble.

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