King James Version
2 Samuel 22:4 in the King James Version says “I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.” — study this verse from 2 Samuel chapter 22 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.”
2 Samuel 22:4 · KJV
And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; waves: or, pangs ungodly: Heb. Belial
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; sorrows: or, cords
KJV Study — Public Domain
“who is worthy to be praised”
H1984to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causativ
“I will call”
H7121to call out to (i.e., properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)
“on the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“so shall I be saved”
H3467properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e., (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
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