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2 Samuel 22

2 Sam. 22:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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He brought me forth
yatsa' (Hebrew #3318)
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
KJV usage: X after, appear, X assuredly, bear out, X begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), + be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail, fall (out), fetch forth (out), get away (forth, hence, out), (able to, cause to, let) go abroad (forth, on, out), going out, grow, have forth (out), issue out, lay (lie) out, lead out, pluck out, proceed, pull out, put away, be risen, X scarce, send with commandment, shoot forth, spread, spring out, stand out, X still, X surely, take forth (out), at any time, X to (and fro), utter.
Pronounce: yaw-tsaw'
Origin: a primitive root
also into a large place
merchab (Hebrew #4800)
enlargement, either literally (an open space, usually in a good sense), or figuratively (liberty)
KJV usage: breadth, large place (room).
Pronounce: mer-khawb'
Origin: from 7337
: he delivered
chalats (Hebrew #2502)
to pull off; hence (intensively) to strip, (reflex.) to depart; by implication, to deliver, equip (for fight); present, strengthen
KJV usage: arm (self), (go, ready) armed (X man, soldier), deliver, draw out, make fat, loose, (ready) prepared, put off, take away, withdraw self.
Pronounce: khaw-lats'
Origin: a primitive root
me, because he delighted
chaphets (Hebrew #2654)
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
KJV usage: X any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.
Pronounce: khaw-fates'
Origin: a primitive root
m in me.
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2 Sam. 15:26• 26but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. (2 Sam. 15:26)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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brought.
Gen. 26:22• 22And he removed thence, and dug another well, and they strove not for that; and he called the name of it Rehoboth ; and said, For now hath Jehovah made room for us, and we shall be fruitful in the land. (Gen. 26:22)
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1 Chron. 4:10• 10{i}And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, Oh that thou wouldest richly bless me, and enlarge my border, and that thy hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God brought about what he had requested.{/i} (1 Chron. 4:10)
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Psa. 31:8• 8And thou hast not delivered me up into the hand of the enemy;{HR}Thou hast made my feet to stand in the wide place. (Psa. 31:8)
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Psa. 118:5• 5From the strait I called upon Jah:{HR}Jah answered me in a (the) large place. (Psa. 118:5)
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Hos. 4:16• 16For Israel is refractory as an intractable heifer; now will Jehovah feed them as a lamb in a wide pasture. (Hos. 4:16)
delighted.
2 Sam. 15:26• 26but if he thus say, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him. (2 Sam. 15:26)
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Psa. 22:8• 8Commit [thyself] unto Jehovah;{HR}Let him deliver him;{HR}He will deliver him because he hath delighted in him. (Psa. 22:8)
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Psa. 147:11• 11Jehovah taketh pleasure in those fearing him,{HR}In those hoping in his mercy. (Psa. 147:11)
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Psa. 149:4• 4For Jehovah taketh pleasure in his people;{HR}He honoureth the meek with salvation. (Psa. 149:4)
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Isa. 42:1• 1Behold my servant whom I uphold, mine elect [in whom] my soul delighteth I have put my Spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the nations. (Isa. 42:1)
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Matt. 3:17• 17{i}and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.{/i} (Matt. 3:17)
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Matt. 17:5• 5{i}While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.{/i} (Matt. 17:5)
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Matt. 27:43• 43{i}He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will [have] him. For he said, I am Son of God.{/i} (Matt. 27:43)
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Acts 2:32‑36• 32This Jesus did God raise up whereof all we are witnesses.
 33Having therefore been exalted by the right hand of God and received of the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he poured forth this which ye see and hear.
 34For David ascended not into the heavens, but saith himself, The Lord said to my Lord, sit on my right hand
 35till I make thine enemies [the] footstool of thy feet.
 36Let all [the] house of Israel therefore know assuredly that God made him both Lord and Christ(this Jesus whom ye crucified. (Acts 2:32‑36)
• {v.20-31} The second part of the Psalm (Psa. 18:19-30) is even more striking in this respect than the first. The reason for David's deliverance is that God takes pleasure in His anointed according to all the perfection of his character. Now, even before David's fall and how much less after that fall, David's character did not exactly correspond to these verses....David is celebrating the perfection of Someone other than himself {v.25}. (“The Song of Deliverance: 2 Samuel 22” by H.L. Rossier)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

W. Kelly Translation

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And he brought me forth into a large place;{HR}He delivered me, because he delighted in me.{HR}

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)