Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
2 Samuel 22:26
With the merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful, and with the upright man Thou wilt show Thyself upright.
With the merciful Thou wilt show Thyself merciful, and with the upright man Thou wilt show Thyself upright.
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. R
1 SAMUEL 22. PSALMS 18. This poem is dealt with in the commentary on the Psalms (Psalms book comments, and Psalms 18 chapter comments.)....
The law of God's dealings with men The truth here enunciated is that God's attitude towards men is regulated by men's attitude towards God (cp. 1 Samuel 2:30; 1 Samuel 15:23); not (though this is als...
_the merciful_ Or _pious_: the word includes love to God as well as to man. See note on 1 Samuel 2:9, and cp. Matthew 5:7. _the upright man_ Lit. _the upright hero_: the man who is valiant in maintai...
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 Rewards._ 2 Samuel 22:21-31 21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. 22 For I have kept the ways of the Lo...
_WITH THE MERCIFUL THOU WILT SHEW THYSELF MERCIFUL, AND WITH THE UPRIGHT MAN THOU WILT SHEW THYSELF UPRIGHT._ With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful - thou wilt perform mercy and truth to...
22:26 upright (c-11) Or 'perfect,' as Genesis 6:9 ; Genesis 17:1 ; Deuteronomy 18:13 . gracious (d-3) _ Chasid_ , 'pious,' 'godly.' see...
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 Sa...
DAVID, THE GREAT KING OF ISRAEL 2 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 22 DAVID PRAISES THE *LORD V1 The *Lord had saved David from Saul and all his other enemies. So David sang this song to the *Lord....
עִם ־חָסִ֖יד תִּתְחַסָּ֑ד עִם ־גִּבֹּ֥ור תָּמִ֖ים...
CHAPTER XXX. THE SONG OF THANKSGIVING. 2 Samuel 22:1. SOME of David's actions are very characteristic of himself; there are other actions quite out of harmony with his character. This psalm of thank...
The character of David is revealed in the two psalms recorded here. In the first of these, found in this chapter, we find the deepest things concerning him. It may be well to note its main divisions,...
_Holy; treating all according to their deserts. (Haydock)_...
(26) With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. (27) With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thy...
In the sketch proposed of these books of scripture there is of course no pretension to notice every point of interest they contain, but only a general comprehensive view, as far as the Lord enables me...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22 AND 23. The songs that follow contain instruction of deep interest. In chapter 22 David comes forth from his sufferings and his affliction with a song of t...
WITH THE MERCIFUL THOU WILT SHOW THYSELF MERCIFUL, [AND] WITH THE UPRIGHT MAN THOU WILT SHOW THYSELF UPRIGHT. Psalms 18:25....
A Psalme of thankesgiuing for Gods powerfull deliuerance, and manifold blessings. 1 AND Dauid spake vnto the LORD the wordes of this song, in the day that the LORD had deliuered him out of the hand o...
This chapter presents David's song of triumph after God had subdued all his enemies under him. It is almost identical toPsalms 18:1, though with some variations. Of course faith realizes that God has...
No text from Poole on this verse....
2 SAMUEL 22:26 MERCIFUL H2623 MERCIFUL H2616 (H8691) BLAMELESS H8549 MAN H1368 BLAMELESS H8552 (H8691) the merciful -...
CONTENTS: David's song of deliverance. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: No believer has so little from God but there is ground for praise, nor so much but that he has need to call upon God. Prais...
2 Samuel 22:25. _The Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness._ True indeed: but says St. Paul, the reward is not reckoned of debt, but of grace. See on Psalms 18:24....
_With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful._ GOD DOES NOT FORGIVE THE UNFORGIVING You say that the desert is a desert, because no rain falls upon it; but this is only half the truth. No rain...
_David spake unto the Lord the word of this song._ THE SONG OF THANKSGIVING Some of David’s actions are very characteristic of himself; there are other actions quite out of harmony with his character...
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 22:1__ David’s song recorded in this chapter is almost identical with Psalms 18:1, where it was adapted to serve as a public hymn....
2 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 2 SAMUEL 22:26 To the CROOKED, God shows himself TORTUOUS. That is, he makes simple truths seem confusing and impossible to understand....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES 2 Samuel 22:20. “LARGE PLACE.” Lit. _the broad_, a condition of freedom and safety in contrast with the straits and dangers of the past. 2 Samuel 22:21. _The Lord rewar...
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, t...
In chapter twenty-two we have David's song of deliverance. Here is a psalm that is not in the Psalms, but it is here in second Samuel, and it is like the Psalms. It is one of David's psalms of God's d...
James 2:13; Matthew 5:7...