The Meaning of 2 Samuel 22:34 Explained

2 Samuel 22:34

KJV: He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

YLT: Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,

Darby: He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, And setteth me upon my high places.

ASV: He maketh his feet like hinds feet , And setteth me upon my high places.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

He maketh  my feet  like  hinds'  [feet]: and setteth  me upon my high places. 

What does 2 Samuel 22:34 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 22:34 mean?

He makes - my feet like the [feet] of deer and on my high places sets me
מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה [רגליו] (רַגְלַ֖י) כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת וְעַ֥ל בָּמוֹתַ֖י יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי

מְשַׁוֶּ֥ה  He  makes 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine singular
Root: שָׁוָה 
Sense: to agree with, be or become like, level, resemble.
[רגליו]  - 
Parse: Noun, fdc, third person masculine singular
(רַגְלַ֖י)  my  feet 
Parse: Noun, fdc, first person common singular
Root: רֶגֶל  
Sense: foot.
כָּאַיָּל֑וֹת  like  the  [feet]  of  deer 
Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: אַיָּלָה  
Sense: doe, deer, hind.
וְעַ֥ל  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
בָּמוֹתַ֖י  my  high  places 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: בָּמָה  
Sense: high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform).
יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי  sets  me 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.