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2 Samuel 22:4–5

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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;
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From verse 4

  1. Psalms 18:3Rank 1 from verse 4
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    3I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

  2. Psalms 116:2Rank 2 from verse 4
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    2Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon him as long as I live.

  3. Romans 10:13Rank 3 from verse 4
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    13For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

  4. Psalms 116:13Rank 4 from verse 4
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    13I will take the cup of salvation, and call upon the name of the Lord.

  5. Psalms 116:4Rank 5 from verse 4
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    4Then called I upon the name of the Lord; O Lord, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.

From verse 5

  1. Jonah 2:3Rank 1 from verse 5
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    3For thou hadst cast me into the deep, in the midst of the seas; and the floods compassed me about: all thy billows and thy waves passed over me.

  2. Psalms 69:14–15Rank 2 from verse 5
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    14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.

    15Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:3Rank 3 from verse 5
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    3For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

  4. Isaiah 59:19Rank 4 from verse 5
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    19So shall they fear the name of the Lord from the west, and his glory from the rising of the sun. When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him.

  5. Jeremiah 46:7–8Rank 5 from verse 5
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    7Who is this that cometh up as a flood, whose waters are moved as the rivers?

    8Egypt riseth up like a flood, and his waters are moved like the rivers; and he saith, I will go up, and will cover the earth; I will destroy the city and the inhabitants thereof.

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2 Samuel 22:4

COMBINED MEANING

call

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1. To name. 2. To summon or invite. 3. To proclaim or address. 4. To request.

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on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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worthy

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Sense 1: Deserving, fit, suitable, or having worth. Sense 2: As a noun, a person of merit, rank, or valor.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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saved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of save, meaning to rescue, deliver, preserve, keep alive, heal, recover, or bring safely through.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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2 Samuel 22:5

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waves

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Sense 1: Moving ridges or swells of water. Sense 2: Figuratively, overwhelming troubles or forces.

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compassed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of compass, meaning to go around, surround, enclose, or encircle.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ungodly

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Sense 1: Lacking reverence for God, opposed to his righteous character and rule, or living wickedly and impiously. Sense 2: Persons so characterized.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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22:3The 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.

22:4I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

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22:5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

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22:6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

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