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2 Samuel 22:2 — And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

“And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;”
2 Samuel 22:2 · KJV

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1And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:

2And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

3The 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.

4I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

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David calls the Lord his rock, fortress, and deliverer — images of solid protection used repeatedly throughout the song.

From the 2 Samuel 22 study in Bible in Stories.

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