26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
26 With the merciful H2623 thou wilt shew thyself merciful, H2616 and with the upright H8549 man H1368 thou wilt shew thyself upright. H8552
26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
26 With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
26 With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
26 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect;
26 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
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Commentary on 2 Samuel 22 Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
CHAPTER 22
2Sa 22:1-51. David's Psalm of Thanksgiving for God's Powerful Deliverance and Manifold Blessings.
The song contained in this chapter is the same as the eighteenth Psalm, where the full commentary will be given [see on Ps 18:1, &c.]. It may be sufficient simply to remark that Jewish writers have noticed a great number of very minute variations in the language of the song as recorded here, from that embodied in the Book of Psalms—which may be accounted for by the fact that this, the first copy of the poem, was carefully revised and altered by David afterwards, when it was set to the music of the tabernacle. This inspired ode was manifestly the effusion of a mind glowing with the highest fervor of piety and gratitude, and it is full of the noblest imagery that is to be found within the range even of sacred poetry. It is David's grand tribute of thanksgiving for deliverance from his numerous and powerful enemies, and establishing him in the power and glory of the kingdom.