📖WEB · 2 Samuel 22:17
What does 2 Samuel 22:17 mean?
"He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters."
— 2 Samuel 22:17 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and confused them.
Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by Yahweh’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.
He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
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