2 Samuel 22:28

“And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.”

"And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down." - 2 Samuel 22:28
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What does 2 Samuel 22:28 mean?

The verse 2 Samuel 22:28 in the King James Version of the Bible reads: "And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down." This verse is taken from the Old Testament, specifically from the book of 2 Samuel. It is part…

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The God Who Lifts the Afflicted

In the book of 2 Samuel, we find a profound declaration from the mouth of King David that resonates through generations: "And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down" (2 Samuel 22:28 KJV). This passage is packed…

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A Prayer for Humility and Salvation

Heavenly Father, As we come before Your throne of grace today, we reflect on the profound truths encapsulated in 2 Samuel 22:28, which states, "And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down." Lord, our hearts are…

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2 Samuel 22:28 - "And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down."
2 Samuel 23:28 - "Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite,"
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 24:22
2 Samuel 22:22 - "For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God."
2 Samuel 22:17-20
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 14:28 - "¶ So Absalom dwelt two full years in Jerusalem, and saw not the king's face."
2 Samuel 2:28 - "So Joab blew a trumpet, and all the people stood still, and pursued after Israel no more, neither fought they any more."
"Zalmon the Ahohite, Maharai the Netophathite," - 2 Samuel 23:28
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 15:28 - "See, I will tarry in the plain of the wilderness, until there come word from you to certify me."
2 Samuel 22:13 - "Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled."
2 Chronicles 28:22 - "¶ And in the time of his distress did he trespass yet more against the LORD: this is that king Ahaz."
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 17:28 - "Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,"
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."