2 Samuel 22:30

30 With your help I can advance against a troop[a] ; with my God I can scale a wall.

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2 Samuel 22:30 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
English Standard Version (ESV)
30 For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.
New Living Translation (NLT)
30 In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.
The Message Bible (MSG)
30 I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences.
American Standard Version (ASV)
30 For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
30 With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades.
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
30 With You I can attack a barrier, and with my God I can leap over a wall.
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
30 With your help I can attack a troop of soldiers. With the help of my God I can climb over a wall.

2 Samuel 22:30 Meaning and Commentary

2 Samuel 22:30

For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I
leaped over a wall.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:29).

2 Samuel 22:30 In-Context

28 You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
29 You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
30 With your help I can advance against a troop ; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 “As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "can run through a barricade"
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