2 Samuel 22:20

In 11 translations

BSB

He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

KJV

He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

WEB

He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

ASV

He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

LSV

And He brings me out to a large place, || He draws me out for He delighted in me.

YLT

And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.

DBY

And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

DRC

And he brought me forth into a large place, he delivered me, because I pleased him.

GNV

And brought me foorth into a large place: he deliuered me, because he fauoured me.

JPS

He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.

LXXE

And he brought me into a wide place, and rescued me, because he delighted in me.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַיֹּצֵ֥א לַמֶּרְחָ֖ב אֹתִ֑י יְחַלְּצֵ֖נִי כִּי־חָ֥פֵֽץ בִּֽי׃

LXX-Br

καὶ ἐξήγαγέ με εἰς πλατυσμὸν, καὶ ἐξείλετό με, ὅτι ηὐδόκησες ἐν ἐμοί.

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• Psalms 31:8You have not delivered me to the enemy; You have set my feet in the open.
• 2 Samuel 15:26But if He should say, ‘I do not delight in you,’ then here I am; let Him do to me whatever seems good to Him.”
• Psalms 118:5In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
• Psalms 22:8“He trusts in the LORD, let the LORD deliver him; let the LORD rescue him, since He delights in him.”
• Psalms 149:4For the LORD takes pleasure in His people; He adorns the afflicted with salvation.
• Psalms 147:11The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
• Acts 2:32–36God has raised this Jesus to life, to which we are all witnesses. Exalted, then, to the right hand of God, He has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. For…
• Matthew 17:5While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
• Isaiah 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
• Matthew 27:43He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him now if He wants Him. For He said, ‘I am the Son of God.’”
• Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
• 1 Chronicles 4:10And Jabez called out to the God of Israel, “If only You would bless me and enlarge my territory! May Your hand be with me and keep me from harm, so that I will be free from pain.” And God granted the request of Jabez.
• Hosea 4:16For Israel is as obstinate as a stubborn heifer. Can the LORD now shepherd them like lambs in an open meadow?
• Genesis 26:22He moved on from there and dug another well, and they did not quarrel over it. He named it Rehoboth and said, “At last the LORD has made room for us, and we will be fruitful in the land.”

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