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2 Samuel 22:36

2 Samuel 22:36 is verse 36 of 2 Samuel chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Or and Your help exalts me or and You stoop down to make me great

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King James Version

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

World English Bible

You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.

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2 Samuel 22:34–38 · Berean Standard Bible

34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Genesis 15:1

After 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.”

Psalms 84:11

For 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.

Ephesians 6:16

In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.

Psalms 18:35

You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing.

Genesis 22:17

I will surely bless you, and I will multiply your descendants like the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore. Your descendants will possess the gates of their enemies.

Psalms 115:14

May the LORD give you increase, both you and your children.

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