2 Samuel 22:17

“He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;”

"He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;" - 2 Samuel 22:17
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What does 2 Samuel 22:17 mean?

In 2 Samuel 22:17, the King James Version reads: "He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters." This verse comes from a song of thanksgiving and praise that David composed after being delivered from the hands of his enemies, particularly from the hand of King…

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Rescue from the Depths: The Divine Hand that Draws Us Out

In the midst of our struggles and tribulations, we often yearn for a hand to lift us from the depths of despair. 2 Samuel 22:17 powerfully encapsulates that longing: "He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters." Here, we find profound imagery that speaks not…

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A Prayer of Deliverance from the Depths

Heavenly Father, In the quietness of this moment, I come before You with a heart full of gratitude and awe, reflecting on the profound truth captured in the words of 2 Samuel 22:17, "He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters." Lord, You are our refuge and…

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2 Samuel 22:17-20
2 Samuel 22:17 - "He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;"
2 Samuel 17:22 - "Then David arose, and all the people that were with him, and they passed over Jordan: by the morning light there lacked not one of them that was not gone over Jordan."
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
1 Samuel 17:22 - "And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and saluted his brethren."
2 Samuel 22:22 - "For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God."
2 Samuel 6:14–22
2 Samuel 22:2 - "And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;"
2 Samuel 1. 17-27
2 Samuel 17:26 - "So Israel and Absalom pitched in the land of Gilead."
2 Samuel 2:17 - "And there was a very sore battle that day; and Abner was beaten, and the men of Israel, before the servants of David."
2 Samuel 17:4 - "And the saying pleased Absalom well, and all the elders of Israel."
2 Samuel 22:19 - "They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay."
2 Samuel 22:48 - "It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,"
2 Samuel 22:13 - "Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled."
2 Samuel 1:17 - "¶ And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:"
2 Samuel 22:46 - "Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places."
2 Samuel 22:42 - "They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not."
2 Samuel 22:33 - "God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect."
2 Samuel 22:6 - "The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;"
2 Samuel 22:15 - "And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them."
2 Samuel 5:22 - "¶ And the Philistines came up yet again, and spread themselves in the valley of Rephaim."
2 Samuel 22:32 - "For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?"
2 Samuel 22:14 - "The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice."
2 Samuel 22:47 - "The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation."
2 Samuel 22:10 - "He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet."
2 Samuel 22:29 - "For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness."