King James Version

2 Samuel 22:2

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

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וַיֹּאמַ֑רvayomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).סַֽלְעִ֥יsalirockסֶלַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “rock”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.וּמְצֻדָתִ֖יumetsudatiand netמָצוּדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and net”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastnesscastle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.וּמְפַלְטִיumefaltiand deliverפָּלַטconjunction, verb, piel, participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and deliver”, a verb used as a describing wordH6403to slip out, i.e. escape; causatively, to delivercalve, carry away safe, deliver, (cause to) escape.לִֽיlitoלִֽיpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

and he said: “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

And he said: The Lord is my rock, and my strength, and my saviour.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπεν ᾠδή· Κύριε πέτρα μου, καὶ ὀχύρωμά μου, καὶ ἐξαιρούμενός με ἐμοί,