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href="/niv/2_samuel/22.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/22.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You rescue the humble, but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/22.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/22.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes <i>are</i> upon the haughty, <i>that</i> thou mayest bring <i>them</i> down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/22.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You will save the humble people; But Your eyes <i>are</i> on the haughty, <i>that</i> You may bring <i>them</i> down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/22.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty <i>whom</i> You humiliate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/22.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/22.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And Thou dost save an afflicted people; But Thine eyes are on the haughty <i>whom</i> Thou dost abase.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty <i>whom</i> You bring down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/22.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And You save the afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty <i>whom</i> You abase (humiliate).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/22.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You rescue an oppressed people, but your eyes are set against the proud — you humble them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/22.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You rescue an afflicted people, but Your eyes are set against the proud— You humble them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/22.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/22.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You rescue the humble, but you look for ways to put down the proud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/22.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/22.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You save humble people, but your eyes bring down arrogant people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/22.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/22.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You save the nation who is humble but your eyes watch the proud, to bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/22.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/22.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You deliver oppressed people, but you watch the proud and bring them down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/22.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You will save the afflicted people, But your eyes are on the proud, that you may bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/22.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/22.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will save the afflicted people, but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/22.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And You save the poor people, "" But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/22.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/22.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the people of affliction thou wilt save: And thine eyes upon the lifted up, thou wilt humble.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/22.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the poor people thou wilt save: and with thy eyes thou wilt humble the haughty. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/22.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you will bring to salvation the poor people, and you will humble the exalted with your eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/22.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Humble people you save, though on the haughty your eyes look down. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/22.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You deliver a humble people, but your eyes are upon the haughty to bring them down.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/22.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For thou wilt save the afflicted people; and the proud ones thou wilt bring down.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/22.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For you shall save the poor people and the lofty eyes you shall bring low<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/22.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And the afflicted people Thou dost save; But Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/22.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt save the poor people, and wilt bring down the eyes of the haughty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/22-28.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=6883" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/22.htm">David's Song of Deliverance</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">27</span>to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3467.htm" title="3467: tō·wō·šî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To deliver. A primitive root; properly, to be open, wide or free, i.e. to be safe; causatively, to free or succor.">You save</a> <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm" title="6041: ‘ā·nî (Adj-ms) -- Poor, afflicted, humble. From anah; depressed, in mind or circumstances.">an afflicted</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘am (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">people,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">but Your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">are on</a> <a href="/hebrew/7311.htm" title="7311: rā·mîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To be high or exalted, rise. A primitive root; to be high actively, to rise or raise.">the haughty</a> <a href="/hebrew/8213.htm" title="8213: taš·pîl (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To be or become low, to be abased. A primitive root; to depress or sink.">to bring them down.</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-27.htm">Psalm 18:27</a></span><br />For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a></span><br />But He gives us more grace. This is why it says: “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">1 Peter 5:5</a></span><br />Young men, in the same way, submit yourselves to your elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because, “God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-34.htm">Proverbs 3:34</a></span><br />He mocks the mockers, but gives grace to the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-12.htm">Matthew 23:12</a></span><br />For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-52.htm">Luke 1:52</a></span><br />He has brought down rulers from their thrones, but has exalted the humble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a></span><br />For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in a high and holy place, and with the oppressed and humble in spirit, to restore the spirit of the lowly and revive the heart of the contrite.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-2.htm">Isaiah 66:2</a></span><br />Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/138-6.htm">Psalm 138:6</a></span><br />Though the LORD is on high, He attends to the lowly; but the proud He knows from afar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/16-19.htm">Proverbs 16:19</a></span><br />It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-11.htm">Job 5:11</a></span><br />He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/14-11.htm">Luke 14:11</a></span><br />For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a></span><br />“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">Psalm 147:6</a></span><br />The LORD sustains the humble, but casts the wicked to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-23.htm">Proverbs 29:23</a></span><br />A man’s pride will bring him low, but a humble spirit will obtain honor.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And the afflicted people you will save: but your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.</p><p class="hdg">afflicted</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-7.htm">Exodus 3:7,8</a></b></br> And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which <i>are</i> in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalm 12:5</a></b></br> For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set <i>him</i> in safety <i>from him that</i> puffeth at him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12,13</a></b></br> For he shall deliver the needy when he crieth; the poor also, and <i>him</i> that hath no helper… </p><p class="hdg">but thine</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/9-14.htm">Exodus 9:14-17</a></b></br> For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that <i>there is</i> none like me in all the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/10-3.htm">Exodus 10:3</a></b></br> And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/18-11.htm">Exodus 18:11</a></b></br> Now I know that the LORD <i>is</i> greater than all gods: for in the thing wherein they dealt proudly <i>he was</i> above them.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/daniel/4-37.htm">Abase</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-2.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/ezekiel/36-14.htm">Causest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-6.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-25.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-22.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/revelation/13-5.htm">Haughty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-17.htm">High</a> <a href="/2_samuel/13-12.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-27.htm">Low</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-4.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-28.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-3.htm">Save</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-20.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-19.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-27.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/40-11.htm">Abase</a> <a href="/1_kings/2-26.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-40.htm">Causest</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-44.htm">Deliver</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-3.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-39.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/job/41-34.htm">Haughty</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-34.htm">High</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-39.htm">Humble</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-40.htm">Low</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-12.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-12.htm">Poor</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-5.htm">Pride</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-32.htm">Save</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-42.htm">Saviour</a> <a href="/1_kings/1-29.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/2_samuel/24-13.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 22</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/22-1.htm">David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/2_samuel/22.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>You save</b><br />The Hebrew root for "save" is "yasha," which means to deliver or rescue. This word is often used in the context of God's deliverance of Israel from their enemies. It signifies not just a physical rescue but also a spiritual salvation. In the broader biblical narrative, this points to God's nature as a savior, ultimately fulfilled in the person of Jesus Christ, who offers salvation to all who believe.<p><b>an afflicted people</b><br />The term "afflicted" comes from the Hebrew "ani," which refers to those who are humble, poor, or oppressed. Historically, the afflicted were often marginalized in society, lacking power and resources. This phrase highlights God's compassion and justice, as He is portrayed as a defender of the weak and downtrodden. It reflects the biblical theme that God is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit (<a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Psalm 34:18</a>).<p><b>but Your eyes are on the haughty</b><br />The "haughty" are those who are proud and arrogant, often placing themselves above others and even above God. The Hebrew word "ram" conveys a sense of being high or exalted, but in a negative sense of self-exaltation. In biblical history, pride is frequently condemned as it leads to a fall (<a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>). God's "eyes" being on the haughty suggests His awareness and judgment of their actions, emphasizing His omniscience and justice.<p><b>to bring them down</b><br />This phrase indicates God's active role in humbling the proud. The Hebrew root "shaphel" means to lower or abase. Throughout Scripture, God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble (<a href="/james/4-6.htm">James 4:6</a>). This divine principle is evident in the accounts of figures like Pharaoh, Nebuchadnezzar, and others who were brought low due to their pride. It serves as a warning and a call to humility, reminding believers that God honors those who walk humbly before Him.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_samuel/22.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(28) <span class= "bld">Thine eyes are upon the haughty.</span>--More briefly, but in more common form, the psalm, "wilt bring down high looks."<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/22-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You save</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוֹשִׁ֑יעַ</span> <span class="translit">(tō·wō·šî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3467.htm">Strong's 3467: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an afflicted</span><br /><span class="heb">עָנִ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·nî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6041.htm">Strong's 6041: </a> </span><span class="str2">Poor, afflicted, humble</span><br /><br /><span class="word">people,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but Your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵינֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the haughty</span><br /><span class="heb">רָמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(rā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7311.htm">Strong's 7311: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be high actively, to rise, raise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to bring [them] down.</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃</span> <span class="translit">(taš·pîl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8213.htm">Strong's 8213: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be or become low, to be abased</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/22-28.htm">2 Samuel 22:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/22-28.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 22:28 You will save the afflicted people (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/22-27.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 22:27"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 22:27" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/22-29.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 22:29"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 22:29" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>