2 Samuel 22:34

_HE MAKETH MY FEET LIKE HINDS' FEET: AND SETTETH ME UPON MY HIGH PLACES._ He maketh my feet like hinds' feet; and setteth me upon my high places. The hind is the female of the roe (gazelle: see the notes at 2 Samuel 2:18; 1 Chronicles 12:8), and from the frequency of its representation on the ancient sculptures, was considered swifter than the male, both possessing the power of running equally along the level plain or up rugged sandstone hills, at a marvelous pace, so that successful pursuit of them up steep eminences is next to impossible. This is what is referred to here (cf. Habakkuk 3:19); the figure employed by the royal author implying that God, who had called him to engage in many milit

EXPOSITION DAVID'S PSALM OF THANKSGIVING. This song, which is identical with Psalms 18:1; though with many verbal differences, is so universally acknowledged as a genuine composition of King David, that the objections taken by one or two critics serve only to give us greater security by reminding us that the other side has been carefully argued. The differences between its form here and in the Book of Psalms suggest many important considerations with regard to textual criticism. From the absence of manuscripts, we have very scanty means of judging of the correctness of the ordinary Hebrew text. We have, indeed, abundant proof that the Jews took extreme care of their sacred text in the early centuries of our era; but we nevertheless find, most frequently in names, mistakes which have arisen from the care

HE MAKETH MY FEET LIKE HINDS' [FEET]: AND SETTETH ME UPON MY HIGH PLACES. Psalms 18:33....

2. DAVID'S SONG OF DELIVERANCE CHAPTER 22 _ 1. The praise of Jehovah (2 Samuel 22:1)_ 2. The sorrows of the past (2 Samuel 22:5) 3. God's presence and intervention (2 Samuel 22:8) 4. Reward and approval (2 Samuel 22:21) 5. The judgment of the enemies (2 Samuel 22:29) 6. The exaltation above the adversaries (2 Samuel 22:44) 7. The praise of Jehovah ...

1 SAMUEL 22. PSALMS 18. This poem is dealt with in the commentary on the Psalms (Psalms book comments, and Psalms 18 chapter comments.)....

SETTETH. maketh me to stand firm. MY HIGH PLACES. Contrast the "high places "so fatal to Jonathan and Saul (2 Samuel 1:25)....

The praise of Jehovah the giver of victory 32. FOR WHO IS A STRONG GOD (_El_) SAVE JEHOVAH? and who is a rock, save our God (_Elôhîm_)? Cp. ch. 2 Samuel 7:22; Deuteronomy 32:31; 1 Samuel 2:2. _El_, the name which describes God as _the Mighty One_, is found in Samuel only in 1Sa 2:3; 2 Samuel 22:31-33; 2 Samuel 22:48; 2 Samuel 23:5. For the combination of _El_and _Elôhîm_see...

AND DAVID SPAKE UNTO THE LORD—THIS SONG— As this fine poem of David's occurs in the book of Psalms, we shall not make any remark upon it till we come to its proper place. See Psalms 18....

_The Lord's Victory._ 2 Samuel 22:32-51 32 For who _is_ God, save the Lord? and who _is_ a rock, save our God? 33 God _is_ my strength _and_ power; and he maketh my way perfect. 34 He maketh my feet like hinds-' _feet:_ and setteth me upon my high places. 35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms. 36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great. 37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip. 38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them. 39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet. 40...

DAVID'S THANKSGIVING PSALM This beautiful poem has also been preserved as the Eighteenth Psalm. It probably belongs to the earlier portion of David's reign, when his conquests and God's promise (2 Samuel 7) were still fresh in his mind. See on Psalms 18....