II Shmuel 22: Psalm Psreview

YINR 929: Tanach Yomi · Oct 2, 2026 · 2m

Chapter 22 and chapter 18 of Psalms are almost identical chapters. David wrote most of the psalms in the book of Psalms, but obviously they all do not appear in the books of Samuel, Kings, or Chronicles. Chapter 22 (and chapter 18 of Psalms) is an exception. The introductions to each of the chapters demonstrate the difference between the two books. “David addressed the words of this song to the LORD, after the LORD had saved him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hands of Saul” (II Samuel 22:1) (וַיְדַבֵּר דָּוִד לַה׳ אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיוֹם הִצִּיל ה׳ אֹתוֹ מִכַּף…