The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:4 Explained

2 Samuel 22:4

KJV: I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

YLT: The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.

Darby: I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

ASV: I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I will call  on the LORD,  [who is] worthy to be praised:  so shall I be saved  from mine enemies. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: 2 Samuel 22

1  David's psalm of thanksgiving for God's deliverance and blessings

What do the individual words in 2 Samuel 22:4 mean?

[who is worthy] to be praised I will call upon Yahweh so from my enemies shall I be saved
מְהֻלָּ֖ל אֶקְרָ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖י אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ

מְהֻלָּ֖ל  [who  is  worthy]  to  be  praised 
Parse: Verb, Pual, Participle, masculine singular
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
אֶקְרָ֣א  I  will  call  upon 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
יְהוָ֑ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
וּמֵאֹיְבַ֖י  so  from  my  enemies 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: אֹיֵב  
Sense: (Qal) enemy.
אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ  shall  I  be  saved 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, first person common singular
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.