en_tn_condensed/2sa/22/17.md

This continues David's song to Yahweh. He uses parallelism to emphasize what he is saying. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism)

out of the surging water

David compares his enemies to a flood that threatens to drown him. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

He rescued me from my strong enemy

David's enemies were overwhelming. He praises God for delivering him from all his enemies.