2 Samuel 22:19

22:19 They confronted 1  me in my day of calamity,

but the Lord helped me. 2 

2 Samuel 22:24

22:24 I was blameless before him;

I kept myself from sinning. 3 

2 Samuel 24:19

24:19 So David went up as Gad instructed him to do, according to the Lord’s instructions.

1 tn The same verb is translated “trapped” in v. 6. In this poetic narrative context the prefixed verbal form is best understood as a preterite indicating past tense, not imperfect. Cf. NAB, NCV, TEV, NLT “attacked.”

2 tn Heb “became my support.”

3 tn Heb “from my sin,” that is, from making it my own in any way. Leading a “blameless” life meant that the king would be loyal to God’s covenant, purge the government and society of evil and unjust officials, and reward loyalty to the Lord (see Ps 101).