Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:1-4

And 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: And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; The 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. I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

Scripture Commentary: God is the rock in whom I take refuge

David called on God many times to save him, and God did. And in 2 Samuel 22, David is thanking God again. I say, thanking Him again, because God had saved David many times.  David called God his rock and his shield.

How many times has God saved you? How many times have you been confronted with a problem so challenging that you couldn’t find a way out?  And God gave you that way.

We go through life knowing God is taking care of us, but do we acknowledge Him and tell others what He is doing for us? Do we even thank Him?

God is our Rock, our Fortress, Saviour, Redeemer and Deliverer. God forgives and forgets; He loves and cares for us. We can’t pay God for what He does for us, but we can love God, and live as best we can as children of Our Lord and Savior.

Read the Entire Chapter:
2 Samuel Chapter 22

Scripture: 2 Samuel 22: 3-7

The 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. I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

Scripture Commentary: God is the shield that surrounds me

David called God, “The horn of my Salvation,” referring to the strength and defensive protection animals have in their horns.  God rescued David from his enemies, and helped him overcome them.

David sinned but God had made him clean.  David wrote (in Psalms 51), “Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow … Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.”

We also are made clean and perfect through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. God replaces our sin with His purity, and He no longer sees our sin.

Call on the Lord and He will answer you. 

Read the Entire Chapter:
2 Samuel Chapter 22

Additional Reading:
Psalms Chapter 51