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2 Samuel 22:1

וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר
dâbar
and — perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
דָּוִד֙
Dâvid
David, the youngest son of Jesse
לַֽיהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
to/for — (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֶת
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
דִּבְרֵ֖י
dâbâr
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
הַשִּׁירָ֣ה
shîyr
the — a song; abstractly, singing
הַזֹּ֑את
zôʼth
the — this (often used adverb)
בְּיוֹם֩
yôwm
in/with/by — a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
הִצִּ֨יל
nâtsal
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
יְהוָ֥ה
Yᵉhôvâh
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
אֹת֛וֹ
ʼêth
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
מִכַּ֥ף
kaph
from — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
כָּל
kôl
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
אֹיְבָ֖יו
ʼôyêb
hating; an adversary
וּמִכַּ֥ף
kaph
and from — the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
שָׁאֽוּל
Shâʼûwl
Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites
2 Samuel 22:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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David spoke the words of this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
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This song, virtually identical to Psalm 18, shows David the warrior-king also as Israel's chief poet - history and psalm interwoven in the book's own structure, not two separate genres kept apart.

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David spoke the words of this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2 Samuel 22:1
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