2 Samuel 22:50

Verse

Berean Standard Bible

Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.

Bible in Basic English

Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Therefore will I give thanks to thee. O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.

Free Bible Version

That's why I will praise you among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises about who you are.

Geneva Bible 1599

Therefore I will praise thee, O Lord amog the nations, and will sing vnto thy Name)

King James (Authorized) Version

Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

Translation for Translators

Because of all that, I exalt you among many people-groups and I sing to praise you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.

Noah Webster Bible

Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to thy name.

World English Bible

Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.

Young's Literal Translation

Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.

Context

David’s Song of Deliverance

⁴⁹who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. ⁵⁰Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

Summary

This verse praises God as the one who gives great victories to His anointed king and shows steadfast love to His people. It acknowledges God's faithfulness in delivering His chosen ones from their enemies and establishing them in positions of authority. The verse highlights the divine protection and empowerment bestowed upon the king, attributing all success and triumph to God's intervention. It serves as a declaration of trust in God's sovereignty and a recognition of His role in ensuring the prosperity and security of His people.

Commentary

Keil-Delitzsch

Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch Old Testament Commentary

50 Therefore will I praise Thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And sing praise to Thy name. 51 As He who magnifies the salvation of His king, And showeth grace to His anointed, To David, and his seed for ever. The grace which the Lord had shown to David was so great, that the praise thereof could not be restricted to the narrow limits of Israel. With the dominion of David over the nations, there spread also the knowledge, and with this the praise, of the Lord who had given him the victory. Paul was therefore perfectly justified in quoting the verse before us (Sa2 22:50) in Rom 16:9, along with Deu 32:43 and Psa 117:1, as a proof that the salvation of God was intended for the Gentiles also. The king whose salvation the Lord had magnified, was not David as an individual, but David and his seed for ever-that is to say, the royal family of David which culminated in Christ. David could thus sing praises upon the ground of the promise which he had received (Sa2 7:12-16), and which is repeated almost verbatim in the last clause of Sa2 22:51. The Chethib מגדיל is the Hiphil participle מגדּיל, according to Ps. 18:51; and the Keri מגדּול, "tower of the fulness of salvation," is a singular conjecture.