2 Samuel 22:47

The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

The Lord liveth, х chay (H2416) Yahweh (H3069)] - living be Yahweh, according to many interpreters, who consider there is here a transference to God of the acclamation usually made to earthly kings, 'O king, live for ever.' This expression, however, implying the liability to death, can only be proper to mortals, and seems most inappropriate to God. Besides, these words are the common form of Hebrew oath, and contain a strong affirmation, "as the Lord liveth." In that sense they must be taken here as describing the living God, in contrast to dead idols-imaginary beings, the creatures of superstitious fear. Thus, interpreted, the words form the commencement of a doxology.

And blessed be my rock - i:e., praised (see the notes at "rock," 2 Samuel 22:2).

Exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation - i:e., the divine rock of my salvation (cf. Isa. 18:10; Micah 7:7; Habakkuk 3:18), or the God who is my sure, unchangeable Saviour (Luke 1:47). God cannot receive any accessions either of power, majesty, or glory; but He can be magnified in the conceptions and by the praises of men. This doxology consists of three parts, conformable to the Mosaic blessing (Numbers 6:24).