Scripture · Old Testament
2 Samuel 22:3
2 Samuel 22:3 is verse 3 of 2 Samuel chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
King James Version
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
World English Bible
God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
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2 Samuel 22:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Hebrews 2:13And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here am I, and the children God has given Me.”
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.”
Deuteronomy 33:29Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is the shield that protects you, the sword in which you boast. Your enemies will cower before you, and you shall trample their high places.”
Psalms 3:3But You, O LORD, are a shield around me, my glory, and the One who lifts my head.
Psalms 5:12For surely You, O LORD, bless the righteous; You surround them with the shield of Your favor.
Psalms 28:7The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
Psalms 84:9Take notice of our shield, O God, and look with favor on the face of Your anointed.
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.
Psalms 115:9O Israel, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Psalms 115:10O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Psalms 115:11You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD! He is their help and shield.
Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
1 Samuel 2:1At that time Hannah prayed: “My heart rejoices in the LORD in whom my horn is exalted. My mouth speaks boldly against my enemies, for I rejoice in Your salvation.
Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of His servant David,
2 Samuel 22:51Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
Psalms 61:3For You have been my refuge, a tower of strength against the enemy.
Psalms 144:2He is my steadfast love and my fortress, my stronghold and my deliverer. He is my shield, in whom I take refuge, who subdues peoples under me.
Proverbs 18:10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
Psalms 9:9The LORD is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.
Psalms 14:6You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.
Psalms 18:2The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
Psalms 32:7You are my hiding place. You protect me from trouble; You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
Psalms 59:16But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.
Psalms 71:7I have become a portent to many, but You are my strong refuge.
Psalms 142:4Look to my right and see; no one attends to me. There is no refuge for me; no one cares for my soul.
Isaiah 32:2Each will be like a shelter from the wind, a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in a dry land, like the shadow of a great rock in an arid land.
Jeremiah 16:9For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to remove from this place, before your very eyes and in your days, the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom.
Isaiah 12:2Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. For the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and He also has become my salvation.”
Isaiah 45:21Speak up and present your case— yes, let them take counsel together. Who foretold this long ago? Who announced it from ancient times? Was it not I, the LORD? There is no other God but Me, a righteous God and Savior; there is none but Me.
Luke 1:47and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior!
Luke 1:71salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us,
Titus 3:4But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
Titus 3:6This is the Spirit He poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior,
2 Samuel 22:49who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
Psalms 55:9O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.
Psalms 72:14He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
Psalms 86:14The arrogant rise against me, O God; a band of ruthless men seeks my life, with no regard for You.
Psalms 140:1Rescue me, O LORD, from evil men. Protect me from men of violence,
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.
Psalms 140:11May no slanderer be established in the land; may calamity hunt down the man of violence.