For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
Parallel Translations
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For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
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For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
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For by Thee I run upon a troop; by my God do I scale a wall.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to 2 Samuel 22:30 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Psalms 18:29 For by you, I advance through a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
- Philippians 4:13 I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.
- Psalms 118:10-12 All the nations surrounded me, but in Yahweh’s name, I cut them off. They surrounded me, yes, they surrounded me. In Yahweh’s name I indeed cut them off. They surrounded me like bees. They are quenched like the burning thorns. In Yahweh’s name I cut them off.
- Romans 8:37 No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 30. Run a troop — גדוד, a band of…
30. Run a troop — גדוד, a band of warriors. The allusion is to forcing one’s way through a hostile army. The thought may be either that, being surrounded by hostile troops, he runs through them and escapes, or that, being himself the attacking party, he forces his way, and runs triumphantly into and through the ranks of the foe.
Leap a wall — Mount fortifications and bulwarks, so as to take the enemies’ defences by storm.
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 30. Two memorable events in David’s life seem to…
30. Two memorable events in David’s life seem to be here alluded to: the successful pursuit of the predatory “troop” of Amalekites which had sacked Ziklag (1 Samuel 30 : in 2Sa_22:8; 2Sa_22:15; 2Sa_22:23 the same word troop is used of the Amalekites): and the capture of Zion, effected with such ease that he seemed to have leapt over the walls which its defenders trusted were impregnable (ch. 2Sa_5:6-8).
run through] Better, run after. The point is the speed of the pursuit, not the completeness of the defeat. This and not the marginal rendering broken is preferable.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 General Information:
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David continues his song to Yahweh.
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I can run over a barricade
Here "barricade" may refer to a group of soldiers or to a stone wall. Either way it means God enables David to defeat his enemies.
I can leap over a wall
David is exaggerating to emphasize Yahweh's help. AT: "I can climb over the wall that surrounds their city" (See: Hyperbole and Generalization)
The word of Yahweh is pure
"Everything Yahweh says is true"
He is a shield
The metaphor "a shield" emphasizes God's power to protect his people. (See: Metonymy)
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God
perfect
word of God
shield
refuge
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