2 Samuel 22:31
ContextNETBible | The one true God acts in a faithful manner; 1 the Lord’s promise is reliable; 2 he is a shield to all who take shelter in him. |
XREF | De 32:4; 2Sa 22:3; Ps 2:7; Ps 12:6; Ps 18:30; Ps 35:2; Ps 91:4; Ps 119:140; Pr 30:5; Da 4:37; Mt 5:48; Re 15:3 |
NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “[As for] the God, his way is blameless.” The term הָאֵל (ha’el, “the God”) stands as a nominative (or genitive) absolute in apposition to the resumptive pronominal suffix on “way.” The prefixed article emphasizes his distinctiveness as the one true God (see BDB 42 s.v. II אֵל 6; Deut 33:26). God’s “way” in this context refers to his protective and salvific acts in fulfillment of his promise (see also Deut 32:4; Pss 67:2; 77:13 [note vv. 11-12, 14]; 103:7; 138:5; 145:17). 2 tn Heb “the word of the |