ESV Reformation Study Bible – 2 Sam 22:5
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2 Sam 22:5

22:5 waves . . . torrents. See v. 17. The image of overflowing water recurs frequently in Old Testament poetry as a symbol of distress and destruction (Ps. 32:6; 69:1, 2, 14; 144:7; Is. 43:2; Jon. 2:5).