Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
WEB
You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
YLT
And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
DBT
And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
- Author
- Traditional: compilation by Nathan and Gad from Samuel's earlier records (1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1010–970 BC; compilation during Solomon's early reign