DAVID PRAISES GOD, Dr. Samuel Lee
THE LORD IS MY ROCK
Passage: 2Samuel 22:1~20  
Key verse: 4
David’s Song of Praise(A)
22 David sang(B) to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said:
“The Lord is my rock,(C) my fortress(D) and my deliverer;(E)
3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,(F)
my shield[a](G) and the horn[b](H) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,(I) my refuge and my savior—
from violent people you save me.
4 “I called to the Lord, who is worthy(J) of praise,
and have been saved from my enemies.
5 The waves(K) of death swirled about me;
the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6 The cords of the grave(L) coiled around me;
the snares of death confronted me.
7 “In my distress(M) I called(N) to the Lord;
I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my cry came to his ears.
8 The earth(O) trembled and quaked,(P)
the foundations(Q) of the heavens[c] shook;
they trembled because he was angry.
9 Smoke rose from his nostrils;
consuming fire(R) came from his mouth,
burning coals(S) blazed out of it.
10 He parted the heavens and came down;
dark clouds(T) were under his feet.
11 He mounted the cherubim(U) and flew;
he soared[d] on the wings of the wind.(V)
12 He made darkness(W) his canopy around him—
the dark[e] rain clouds of the sky.
13 Out of the brightness of his presence
bolts of lightning(X) blazed forth.
14 The Lord thundered(Y) from heaven;
the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot his arrows(Z) and scattered the enemy,
with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
16 The valleys of the sea were exposed
and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke(AA) of the Lord,
at the blast(AB) of breath from his nostrils.
17 “He reached down from on high(AC) and took hold of me;
he drew(AD) me out of deep waters.
18 He rescued(AE) me from my powerful enemy,
from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.(AF)
20 He brought me out into a spacious(AG) place;
he rescued(AH) me because he delighted(AI) in me.(AJ)
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
- 2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.
- 2 Samuel 22:8 Hebrew; Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:7) mountains
- 2 Samuel 22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts appeared
- 2 Samuel 22:12 Septuagint (see also Psalm 18:11); Hebrew massed
Cross references
- 2 Samuel 22:1 : 22:1-51pp — Ps 18:1-50
- 2 Samuel 22:1 : S Ex 15:1
- 2 Samuel 22:2 : S 1Sa 2:2
- 2 Samuel 22:2 : Ps 31:3; 91:2
- 2 Samuel 22:2 : Ps 144:2
- 2 Samuel 22:3 : S Dt 23:15; S 32:37; Ps 14:6; 31:2; 59:16; 71:7; 91:2; 94:22; Pr 10:29; Isa 25:4; Jer 16:19; Joel 3:16
- 2 Samuel 22:3 : S Ge 15:1
- 2 Samuel 22:3 : S Dt 33:17; S Lk 1:69
- 2 Samuel 22:3 : Ps 9:9; 52:7
- 2 Samuel 22:4 : Ps 48:1; 96:4; 145:3
- 2 Samuel 22:5 : Ps 69:14-15; Jnh 2:3
- 2 Samuel 22:6 : Ps 116:3; Ac 2:24
- 2 Samuel 22:7 : Ge 35:3; S Jdg 2:15; 2Ch 15:4; Ps 4:1; 77:2; 120:1; Isa 26:16
- 2 Samuel 22:7 : Ps 34:6, 15; 116:4
- 2 Samuel 22:8 : Jdg 5:4; Ps 97:4
- 2 Samuel 22:8 : S Ex 19:18; S Jdg 5:4; Ps 68:8; 77:18; Jer 10:10
- 2 Samuel 22:8 : Job 9:6; 26:11; Ps 75:3
- 2 Samuel 22:9 : Ps 50:3; 97:3; Heb 12:29; S Rev 11:5
- 2 Samuel 22:9 : Isa 6:6; Eze 1:13; 10:2
- 2 Samuel 22:10 : S Ex 19:9; Lev 16:2; S Dt 33:26; 1Ki 8:12; Job 26:9; Ps 104:3; Isa 19:1; Jer 4:13; Na 1:3
- 2 Samuel 22:11 : S Ge 3:24; S Ex 25:22
- 2 Samuel 22:11 : Ps 104:3
- 2 Samuel 22:12 : S Ex 19:9
- 2 Samuel 22:13 : Job 37:3; Ps 77:18
- 2 Samuel 22:14 : S 1Sa 2:10
- 2 Samuel 22:15 : S Dt 32:23
- 2 Samuel 22:16 : Ps 6:1; 50:8, 21; 106:9; Na 1:4
- 2 Samuel 22:16 : S Ex 14:21; Isa 30:33; 40:24
- 2 Samuel 22:17 : Ps 144:7
- 2 Samuel 22:17 : Ex 2:10
- 2 Samuel 22:18 : Lk 1:71
- 2 Samuel 22:19 : Ps 23:4
- 2 Samuel 22:20 : Job 36:16; Ps 31:8
- 2 Samuel 22:20 : Ps 118:5
- 2 Samuel 22:20 : Ps 22:8; Isa 42:1; Mt 12:18
- 2 Samuel 22:20 : S 2Sa 15:26
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1. God is worthy of our praise (1-6)
The Lord is my rock" is the theme of David's song of praise. The Lord is our rock, our fortress and our deliverer. He is our firm foundation, our shelter, and our savior. Our God is worthy of praise and thanksgiving. David experienced a tremendous number of trials and tribulations. He confronted Goliath, fought the Philistines, evaded Saul's army, and expanded the nation - just to name a few of the situations he faced. David was victorious in all these things. What was his secret to success? He called on the Lord and the Lord saved him from all his enemies.
2. A mighty savior (7-20)
God hears us when we cry out to him. God heard David's cries and responded with a tremendous anger against his adversaries. He saved David with the same might and power that shook Mount Sinai and parted the Red Sea. Our enemies will never be able to stand against our God! David says that the Lord rescued him and brought him to a spacious place. It reminds us of how God brought Israel out of Egypt and into the Promised Land. God did all of this because he delighted in David. Like David, we can place our trust in God because we know that his love endures forever.
Prayer: Father, you alone are worthy of all our praise.
One Word: God is our savior.