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A Poetic Song of Deliverance
Commentators explain that this verse is part of a larger song of praise for God's deliverance. Matthew Henry notes that the entire chapter is a psalm celebrating God's rescue. The powerful imagery of God thundering from heaven is a poetic way to describe the unmistakable and mighty intervention of God on behalf of His people.
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2 Samuel
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Samuel 22:14
19th Century
Bishop
From heaven. —Psalms 18:0, in the heavens, a difference found in the original; the two are otherwise alike in…
John Gill
On 2 Samuel 22:14
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his
voice.] (See Gill on Psalms 18:13).
Matthew Henry
On 2 Samuel 22:1–51
17th Century
Minister
This chapter is a psalm of praise; we find it afterwards very similar to Psalm 18. Those who trust God in the way of duty will find him a present h…