Key Verse Spotlight
2 Samuel 22:18 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“He delivered me from my strong enemy, {and} from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.”
2 Samuel 22:18
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters; {many: or, great}
He delivered me from my strong enemy, {and} from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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