Key Verse Spotlight
2 Samuel 22:5 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; {waves: or, pangs} {ungodly...: Heb. Belial}”
2 Samuel 22:5
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
I will call on the LORD, {who is} worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; {waves: or, pangs} {ungodly...: Heb. Belial}
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; {sorrows: or, cords}
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry {did enter} into his ears.
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