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2 Samuel 22:4–6

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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;
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
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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.

  6. Psalms 34:6Rank 6 from verse 4
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    6This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.

  7. Psalms 48:1Rank 7 from verse 4
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    1GREAT is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness.

  8. Psalms 50:15Rank 8 from verse 4
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    15And call upon me in the day of trouble: I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.

  9. Psalms 55:16Rank 9 from verse 4
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    16As for me, I will call upon God; and the Lord shall save me.

  10. Psalms 96:4Rank 10 from verse 4
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    4For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised: he is to be feared above all gods.

  11. Revelation 5:12Rank 11 from verse 4
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    12Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb that was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

  12. Nehemiah 9:5Rank 12 from verse 4
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    5Then the Levites, Jeshua, and Kadmiel, Bani, Hashabniah, Sherebiah, Hodijah, Shebaniah, and Pethahiah, said, Stand up and bless the Lord your God for ever and ever: and blessed be thy glorious name, which is exalted above all blessing and praise.

  13. Psalms 106:2Rank 13 from verse 4
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    2Who can utter the mighty acts of the Lord? who can shew forth all his praise?

  14. Psalms 116:17Rank 14 from verse 4
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    17I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of the Lord.

  15. Psalms 148:1–4Rank 15 from verse 4
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    1PRAISE ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the heavens: praise him in the heights.

    2Praise ye him, all his angels: praise ye him, all his hosts.

    3Praise ye him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars of light.

    4Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that be above the heavens.

  16. Psalms 56:9Rank 16 from verse 4
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    9When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.

  17. Psalms 57:1–3Rank 17 from verse 4
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    1BE merciful unto me, O God, be merciful unto me: for my soul trusteth in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings will I make my refuge, until these calamities be overpast.

    2I will cry unto God most high; unto God that performeth all things for me.

    3He shall send from heaven, and save me from the reproach of him that would swallow me up. Selah. God shall send forth his mercy and his truth.

  18. Psalms 66:2Rank 18 from verse 4
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    2Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

  19. Revelation 4:11Rank 19 from verse 4
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    11Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

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.

  6. Psalms 18:4Rank 6 from verse 5
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    4The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid.

  7. Psalms 93:3–4Rank 7 from verse 5
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    3The floods have lifted up, O Lord, the floods have lifted up their voice; the floods lift up their waves.

    4The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea.

  8. Revelation 12:15–16Rank 8 from verse 5
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    15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

    16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

  9. Revelation 17:1Rank 9 from verse 5
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    1AND there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:

  10. Revelation 17:15Rank 10 from verse 5
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    15And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.

From verse 6

  1. Psalms 116:3Rank 1 from verse 6
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    3The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.

  2. Acts 2:24Rank 2 from verse 6
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    24Whom God hath raised up, having loosed the pains of death: because it was not possible that he should be holden of it.

  3. Job 36:8Rank 3 from verse 6
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    8And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction;

  4. Jonah 2:2Rank 4 from verse 6
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    2And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.

  5. Proverbs 13:14Rank 5 from verse 6
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    14The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  6. Proverbs 14:27Rank 6 from verse 6
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    27The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.

  7. Proverbs 5:22Rank 7 from verse 6
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    22¶ His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself, and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

  8. Psalms 140:5Rank 8 from verse 6
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    5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.

  9. Psalms 18:5Rank 9 from verse 6
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    5The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me.

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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

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 22:5

COMBINED MEANING

waves

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

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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

COMBINED MEANING

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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COMBINED MEANING

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

DEFINED WORDS

2 Samuel 22:6

COMBINED MEANING

hell

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Sense 1: A place beneath, associated with the dead, destruction, and confinement. Sense 2: The place of punishment and torment, described as hell fire and fire that never shall be quenched. Sense 3: By figure, the depths, pains, or destructive power of death and overwhelming affliction.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

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

COMBINED MEANING

about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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snares

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Sense 1: Devices or stratagems used to catch or entangle. Sense 2: Figuratively, causes of danger, sin, or ruin.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

prevented

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of prevent, meaning to go or come before; to anticipate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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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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22:7In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

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