2 Samuel 22:17
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
Context
This verse from 2 Samuel Chapter 22 connects to 10 cross-references. David's psalm of deliverance—virtually identical to Psalm 18—celebrates God as his rock, fortress, and deliverer who intervened against overwhelming enemies with cosmic power: smoke from his nostrils, fire from his mouth, and thunderbolts as arrows. The psalm reflects on David's …
Other Translations
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
He sendeth from above--He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
Cross References
And the child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh’s daughter, and he became her son. And she called his …
He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of many waters.
For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee in a time when thou mayest be found: surely …
Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God: defend me from them that rise up against me.
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.
The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.
Then the waters had overwhelmed us, the stream had gone over our soul:
Then the proud waters had gone over our soul.
Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, O Lord.