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David’s Song of Deliverance

2 Samuel 22:33

In 11 translations

BSB
God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
KJV
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.maketh: Heb. riddeth, or, looseth
WEB
God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
ASV
God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
LSV
God—my bulwark, [my] strength, || And He makes my way perfect;
YLT
God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
DBY
God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.El
DRC
God who hath girded me with strength, and made my way perfect.
GNV
God is my strength in battel, and maketh my way vpright.
JPS
The God who is my strong fortress, and who letteth my way go forth straight;
LXXE
It is the Mighty One who strengthens me with might, and has prepared my way without fault.

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  • Written (Ketiv): דַּרְכּוֹ׃ (“way his”). Read aloud (Qere): דַּרְכִּֽי׃ (“way my”) — the form shown in the word-by-word reader.
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  • Leningrad Codex reads דַּרְכִּֽו׃; read aloud (Qere) reads דַּרְכִּֽי׃ (“way my”).

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

WLC
הָאֵ֥ל מָעוּזִּ֖י חָ֑יִל וַיַּתֵּ֥ר תָּמִ֖ים דרכו׃Read aloud as (qere): דַּרְכִּֽי
LXX-Br
Ὁ ἰσχυρὸς ὁ κραταιῶν με δυνάμει, καὶ ἐξετίναξεν ἄμωμον τὴν ὁδόν μου.

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Ephesians 6:10Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
  • Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  • Psalms 28:7–8The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song. The LORD is the strength of His people, a stronghold of salvation for…
  • Psalms 27:1The LORD is my light and my salvation— whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life— whom shall I dread?
  • Philippians 4:13I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.
  • Hebrews 13:21equip you with every good thing to do His will. And may He accomplish in us what is pleasing in His sight through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
  • Psalms 46:1God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in times of trouble.
  • Psalms 31:3–4For You are my rock and my fortress; lead me and guide me for the sake of Your name. You free me from the net laid out for me, for You are my refuge.
  • Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
  • 2 Corinthians 12:9But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
  • Zechariah 10:12I will strengthen them in the LORD, and in His name they will walk,” declares the LORD.
  • Exodus 15:2The LORD is my strength and my song, and He has become my salvation. He is my God, and I will praise Him, my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.
  • 2 Samuel 22:2He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
  • Psalms 101:6My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
  • Psalms 18:32It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
  • Psalms 101:2I will ponder the way that is blameless— when will You come to me? I will walk in my house with integrity of heart.

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