2 Samuel

2 Samuel 22:34–38

³⁴He makes my feet like those of a deer

and stations me upon the heights.

³⁵He trains my hands for battle;

my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

³⁶You have given me Your shield of salvation,

and Your gentleness exalts me.^e

³⁷You broaden the path beneath me

so that my ankles do not give way.

³⁸I pursued my enemies and destroyed them;

I did not turn back until they were consumed.

Footnotes

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 makes	מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה	mə·šaw·weh	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7737 be even, smooth
my feet	רַגְלָיו	raḡ·lå̄w	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H7272 foot
like those of a deer	כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת	kā·’ay·yā·lō·wṯ	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H355 hind, doe
and stations me	יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃	ya·‘ă·mi·ḏê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
upon	וְעַ֥ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
the heights	בָּמוֹתַ֖י	bā·mō·w·ṯay	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H1116 high place

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He trains	מְלַמֵּ֥ד	mə·lam·mêḏ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H3925 exercise in, learn
my hands	יָדַ֖י	yā·ḏay	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H3027 hand
for battle	לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
my arms	זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃	zə·rō·‘ō·ṯāy	Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
can bend	וְנִחַ֥ת	wə·ni·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5181 go down, descend
a bow	קֶֽשֶׁת־	qe·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7198 bow
of bronze	נְחוּשָׁ֖ה	nə·ḥū·šāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5154 copper, bronze

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You have given	וַתִּתֶּן־	wat·tit·ten-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
me	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
Your shield	מָגֵ֣ן	mā·ḡên	Noun - common singular construct	H4043 shield
of salvation	יִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ	yiš·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3468 deliverance, rescue, salvation
and Your gentleness	וַעֲנֹתְךָ֖	wa·‘ă·nō·ṯə·ḵā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singular	H6038 humility:
exalts me	תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃	tar·bê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You broaden	תַּרְחִ֥יב	tar·ḥîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7337 be, or grow, wide, large
the path	צַעֲדִ֖י	ṣa·‘ă·ḏî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H6806 step, pace
beneath me	תַּחְתֵּ֑נִי	taḥ·tê·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H8478 the under part
so that my ankles	קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃	qar·sul·lāy	Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular	H7166 ankle
do not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
give way	מָעֲד֖וּ	mā·‘ă·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4571 slip, slide, totter, shake

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I pursued	אֶרְדְּפָ֥ה	’er·də·p̄āh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
my enemies	אֹיְבַ֖י	’ō·yə·ḇay	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H341 be hostile to
and destroyed them	וָאַשְׁמִידֵ֑ם	wā·’aš·mî·ḏêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H8045 be exterminated, destroyed
I did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
turn back	אָשׁ֖וּב	’ā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
they were consumed	כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃	kal·lō·w·ṯām	Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent