2Sa 22:36 | NETfull | STEP | You give me your protective shield; your willingness to help enables me to prevail.

2 Samuel 22:36

36 You give me ^{▼▼ Another option is to translate the prefixed verb with vav consecutive with a past tense, “you gave me.” Several prefixed verbal forms with vav consecutive also appear in vv. 38–44. The present translation understands this section as a description of what generally happened when the author charged into battle, but another option is to understand the section as narrative and translate accordingly.} your protective shield; ^{▼▼ Ps 18:35 contains an additional line following this one, which reads “your right hand supports me.” It may be omitted here due to homoioarcton. See the note at Ps 18:35.} ^{▼▼ Heb “and you give me the shield of your deliverance”; KJV, ASV “the shield of thy (your NRSV, NLT) salvation”; NIV “your shield of victory.” Ancient Near Eastern literature often refers to a god giving a king special weapons. See R. B. Chisholm, “An Exegetical and Theological Study of Psalm 18/2 Samuel 22” (Th.D. diss., Dallas Theological Seminary, 1983), 260–61.}
your willingness to help enables me to prevail. ^{▼▼ Heb “your answer makes me great.” David refers to God’s willingness to answer his prayer.}