The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:2 Explained

2 Samuel 22:2

KJV: And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

YLT: and he saith: 'Jehovah is my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,

Darby: And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

ASV: and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And he said,  The LORD  [is] my rock,  and my fortress,  and my deliverer; 

What does 2 Samuel 22:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:2 mean?

And he said Yahweh [is] my rock and my fortress and deliverer my
וַיֹּאמַ֑ר יְהוָ֛ה סַֽלְעִ֥י וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י וּמְפַלְטִי־ לִֽי

וַיֹּאמַ֑ר  And  he  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְהוָ֛ה  Yahweh  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
סַֽלְעִ֥י  my  rock 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: סֶלַע  
Sense: crag, cliff, rock.
וּמְצֻדָתִ֖י  and  my  fortress 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: מְצוּדָה 
Sense: net, prey, net prey.
וּמְפַלְטִי־  and  deliverer 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular construct, first person common singular
Root: פָּלַט  
Sense: to escape, save, deliver, slip away.
לִֽי  my 
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular