The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:28 Explained

2 Samuel 22:28

KJV: And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

YLT: And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.

Darby: And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, whom thou bringest down.

ASV: And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the afflicted  people  thou wilt save:  but thine eyes  [are] upon the haughty,  [that] thou mayest bring [them] down. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:28 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 22:28 mean?

And the people humble You will save but Your eyes [are] on the haughty [that] You may bring [them] down
וְאֶת־ עַ֥ם עָנִ֖י תּוֹשִׁ֑יעַ וְעֵינֶ֖יךָ עַל־ רָמִ֥ים תַּשְׁפִּֽיל

עַ֥ם  the  people 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: עַם 
Sense: nation, people.
עָנִ֖י  humble 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָנִי  
Sense: poor, afflicted, humble, wretched.
תּוֹשִׁ֑יעַ  You  will  save 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: יָשַׁע 
Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.
וְעֵינֶ֖יךָ  but  Your  eyes  [are] 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
רָמִ֥ים  the  haughty 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: יָרוּם 
Sense: to rise, rise up, be high, be lofty, be exalted.
תַּשְׁפִּֽיל  [that]  You  may  bring  [them]  down 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, second person masculine singular
Root: שָׁפֵל  
Sense: to be or become low, sink, be humbled, be abased.