THEOSISJohn Chrysostom
David is spared from the battle to protect him from peril. Following this, he prays Psalm 17.
2 Kingdoms (2 Samuel) 22:1Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר דָּוִד֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֖י הַשִּׁירָ֣ה הַזֹּ֑את בְּיוֹם֩ הִצִּ֨יל יְהוָ֥ה אֹת֛וֹ מִכַּ֥ף כָּל־אֹיְבָ֖יו וּמִכַּ֥ף שָׁאֽוּל׃
The Church Fathers on this verse
3 Church Fathers comment on this verse
Ambrose of Milan
David demonstrated bravery in battle, unwavering in times of hardship, and harmonized with the spirit of Jerusalem; he was gracious in triumph and burdened by sin. Even in his later years, David displayed wisdom, assessing the world around him, and expressed the changes of his era through hymns of diverse seasons. It appears that he crafted an eternal song celebrating the Lord, not just through his melodies, but also through the way he lived.
Theodoret of Cyrus
Following these conflicts, the sacred David penned a humble hymn to God, which corresponds to the seventeenth psalm, or more accurately, is the same psalm with minor alterations in the wording (Psalm 17:1). Having contemplated the seventeenth Psalm alongside the other Psalms, I deemed it unnecessary to provide a new interpretation.
Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Judg 5:1In that day Debbora and Barac, son of Abinoem, sung, and said:
- Ex 15:1Then Moses and the children of Israel sung this canticle to the Lord, and said: Let us sing to the Lord: for he is gloriously magnified, the horse and the rider he hath thrown into the sea.
- Isa 12:1And thou shalt say in that day: I will give thanks to thee, O Lord, for thou wast angry with me: thy wrath is turned away, and thou hast comforted me.
- Isa 12:6Rejoice, and praise, O thou habitation of Sion: for great is he that is in the midst of thee, the Holy One of Israel.
- Ps 103 (102):1
- Ps 103 (102):6
- Rev 7:9After this, I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations and tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.
- Rev 7:17For the Lamb, which is in the midst of the throne, shall rule them and shall lead them to the fountains of the waters of life: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.