45 (A)Foreigners pretend to obey me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
46 Foreigners lose heart,
(B)And [a]come trembling out of their fortresses.
47 The Lord lives, and blessed be my Rock;
And exalted be [b](C)my God, the rock of my salvation,

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:46 Reading based on Ps 18:45; MT belt up themselves
  2. 2 Samuel 22:47 As in LXX; MT the God of the rock

45     foreigners cower(A) before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.(B)
46 They all lose heart;
    they come trembling[a](C) from their strongholds.

47 “The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
    Exalted(D) be my God, the Rock, my Savior!(E)

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  1. 2 Samuel 22:46 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); Masoretic Text they arm themselves