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2 Samuel 22:17–18

17  aHe sent from above, he took me;

bHe drew me out of ||many waters;

18  cHe delivered me from my strong enemy,

And from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

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2 Samuel 22:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 “He reached down from on high and took hold of me;

he drew me out of deep waters.

18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy,

from my foes, who were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — English Standard Version (ESV)

17 “He sent from on high, he took me;

he drew me out of many waters.

18 He rescued me from my strong enemy,

from those who hated me,

for they were too mighty for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 “He reached down from heaven and rescued me;

he drew me out of deep waters.

18 He rescued me from my powerful enemies,

from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 “He sent from above, He took me,

He drew me out of many waters.

18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

From those who hated me;

For they were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 “The Lord reached down from above and took me;

he pulled me from the deep water.

18 He saved me from my powerful enemies,

from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 He sent from on high, he took me;

He drew me out of many waters;

18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

17 He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters; 18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 He reached down from high above and took hold of me. 

He pulled me out of the raging water. 

18 He rescued me from my strong enemy 

and from those who hated me, 

because they were too strong for me. 

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 He reached down from heaven

and took hold of me;

He pulled me out of deep waters.

18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy

and from those who hated me,

for they were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 He reached from on high, he took me,

he drew me out of mighty waters.

18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,

from those who hated me;

for they were too mighty for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 He sent from a high position and took me;

he drew me from mighty waters.

18 He delivered me from my strong enemies,

from those who hate me, for they were mightier than I.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 “He reached down from heaven. He took hold of me.

He lifted me out of deep waters.

18 He saved me from my powerful enemies.

He set me free from those who were too strong for me.

2 Samuel 22:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 “He sent from on high, He took me;

He drew me out of many waters.

18 “He delivered me from my strong enemy,

From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.


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