2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:17–20

¹⁷He reached down from on high and took hold of me;

He drew me out of deep waters.

¹⁸He rescued me from my powerful enemy,

from foes too mighty for me.

¹⁹They confronted me in my day of calamity,

but the LORD was my support.

²⁰He brought me out into the open;

He rescued me because He delighted in me.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He reached down	יִשְׁלַ֥ח	yiš·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
from on high	מִמָּר֖וֹם	mim·mā·rō·wm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H4791 height
and took hold of me	יִקָּחֵ֑נִי	yiq·qā·ḥê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3947 take
He drew me	יַֽמְשֵׁ֖נִי	yam·šê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H4871 draw
out of deep	רַבִּֽים׃	rab·bîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7227 much, many, great
waters	מִמַּ֥יִם	mim·ma·yim	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He rescued me	יַצִּילֵ֕נִי	yaṣ·ṣî·lê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5337 strip, plunder
from my powerful	עָ֑ז	‘āz	Adjective - masculine singular	H5794 strong, mighty, fierce
enemy	מֵאֹיְבִ֖י	mê·’ō·yə·ḇî	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
from foes	מִשֹּׂ֣נְאַ֔י	miś·śō·nə·’ay	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H8130 hate
too mighty	אָמְצ֖וּ	’ā·mə·ṣū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H553 be alert
for me	מִמֶּֽנִּי׃	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They confronted me	יְקַדְּמֻ֖נִי	yə·qad·də·mu·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; first person common singular	H6923 come or be in front, meet
in my day	בְּי֣וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of calamity	אֵידִ֑י	’ê·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H343 distress, calamity
but the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was	וַיְהִ֧י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
my support	מִשְׁעָ֖ן	miš·‘ān	Noun - masculine singular	H4937 support, staff

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He brought me out	וַיֹּצֵ֥א	way·yō·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
into the open	לַמֶּרְחָ֖ב	lam·mer·ḥāḇ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4800 broad, roomy, place
He rescued me	יְחַלְּצֵ֖נִי	yə·ḥal·lə·ṣê·nî	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H2502 draw off or out, withdraw
because	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He delighted	חָ֥פֵֽץ	ḥā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in
in me	בִּֽי׃	bî	Preposition; first person common singular