2 Samuel 22:44

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:2-51

Let us observe, in this song of praise, I. How David adores God, and gives him the glory of his infinite perfections. There is none like him, nor any to be compared with him (2 Sam. 22:32): Who is God, save the Lord? All others that are adored as deities are counterfeits and pretenders. None is to be relied on but he. Who is a rock, save our God? They are dead, but the Lord liveth, 2 Sam. 22:47. They disappoint their worshippers when they most need them. But as for God his way is perfect, 2... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:44

Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people , thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me. See Gill on Psalm 18:43 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

EXPOSITION Of the date when David wrote this psalm there can be little doubt. It was at the close of his first great series of victories, after Toi, the Hittite King of Hamath, had sent to him an embassy of congratulation ( 2 Samuel 8:9 , 2 Samuel 8:10 ), referred to very triumphantly in verses 45, 46. But there is no trace in it of the sorrow and shame that clouded over his latter days; and no man whose conscience was stained with sins so dark as those of adultery and murder could... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

( Psalms 18:1-50 .).—( JERUSALEM .) David's song of praise. "And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song," etc. ( 2 Samuel 22:1 ). It is a song of: 1 . The anointed ( messiah ) of the Lord, his king ( 2 Samuel 22:51 ), his servant ( Psalms 18:1-50 ; inscription). Like Moses and Joshua, David held a peculiar and exalted position in the kingdom of God under the Old Testament. He was "a man [unlike Saul] of God's own choosing" ( 1 Samuel 13:14 ; 1 Samuel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:31-51

The facts are: 1 . David asserts the exclusive perfection of God. 2 . He states that his strength and power are from God, and that God teaches him to move and act with advantage in times of war and difficulty. 3 . He refers to the help received through the graciousness of God, and the fact that thereby he was able to subdue all his enemies. 4 . He alludes to the subjugation of the people to himself as the consequence of Divine help, and looks on to further triumphs over... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:44-45

The head of the nations. David once more records how God had delivered him in and from the contests in which he had been involved; and declares that he had thus kept him "to be the head of the nations" (Revised Version), not only Israel, but foreign peoples. He, or, if not he, the Spirit which spake by him ( 2 Samuel 23:2 ), may have had in view the ultimate purpose of God respecting him and his posterity, viz. the exaltation of his great Son to be, in a wider sense than was applicable... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:44-46

"And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast protected me that I might be head of the nations. A people whom! knew not have become my servants; Children of strangers have submitted themselves to me; At the hearing of the ear they obeyed me. The children of the strangers faded away; They fled trembling out of their fastnesses." People , in the singular, means the Jewish people as opposed to the nations, that is, the heathen world. The strivings here... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

Two psalms (22:1-23:7)The first of these two psalms was written by David to celebrate his victories over his enemies. Later it was put to music for use in the temple services and appears in the book of Psalms as Psalms 18:0.David began the psalm by praising God who constantly answered his prayers and saved him from death (22:1-7). God displayed his mighty power in earthquakes, wind, rain, lightning, thunder and darkness (8-16), and sometimes he used these forces to save David from his enemies... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Samuel 22:44

strivings = contentions. heathen = Gentile nations. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Samuel 22:1-51

2 Samuel 22:1. And David spake unto the Lord—this song— As this fine poem of David's occurs in the book of Psalms, we shall not make any remark upon it till we come to its proper place. See Psalms 18:0. read more

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