2 Samuel 22

1 And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:2 and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;

3 God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.

4 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.

5 For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:

6 The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

7 In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came into his ears.

8 Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.

9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.

10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

13 At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.

14 Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.

15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.

16 Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

17 He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;

18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.

19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.

20 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.

21 Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.

25 Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.

26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;

27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.

28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

29 For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.

30 For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.

31 As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.

32 For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?

33 God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.

34 He maketh his feet like hinds’ feet, And setteth me upon my high places.

35 He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.

36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.

37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.

38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.

39 And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.

40 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.

41 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.

42 They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.

43 Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.

44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.

45 The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.

46 The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.

47 Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,

48 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,

49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.

50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.

51 Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.

2 Samuel 22

David Sings to the Lord

1 s David sangt to the Lord the words of this song whent the Lord rescued him from the powert of all his enemies, including Saul.t

2 He said:
“The Lord is my high ridge,t my stronghold,ts my deliverer.

3 My Gods is my rocky summit where I take shelter,t
my shield, the horn that saves me,ts my stronghold,
my refuge, my savior. You save me from violence!t

4 I calledt to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,t
and I was delivered from my enemies.

5 The waves of death engulfed me;
the currentst of chaost overwhelmed me.t

6 The ropes of Sheolt tightened around me;t
the snares of death trapped me.t

7 In my distress I called to the Lord;
I called to my God.t
From his heavenly templet he heard my voice;
he listened to my cry for help.t

8 The earth heaved and shook;t
the foundations of the skyt trembled.t
They heaved because he was angry.

9 Smoke ascended fromt his nose;t
fire devoured as it came from his mouth;ts
he hurled down fiery coals.t

10 He made the sky sinkt as he descended;
a thick cloud was under his feet.

11 He mountedt a winged angelts and flew;
he glideds on the wings of the wind.s

12 He shrouded himself in darkness,s
in thick rain clouds.s

13 From the brightness in front of him
came coals of fire.s

14 The Lord thunderedt from the sky;
the sovereign Onet shouted loudly.ts

15 He shott arrows and scattered them,t
lightning and routed them.s

16 The depthst of the sea were exposed;
the inner regionst of the world were uncovered
by the Lord’s battle cry,t
by the powerful breath from his nose.t

17 He reached down from above and grabbed me;t
he pulled me from the surging water.t

18 He rescued me from my strong enemy,t
from those who hate me,
for they were too strong for me.

19 They confrontedt me in my day of calamity,
but the Lord helped me.t

20 He brought me out into a wide open place;
he delivered me because he was pleased with me.t

21 The Lord repaidt me for my godly deeds;t
he rewardedt my blameless behavior.t

22 For I have obeyed the Lord’s commands;t
I have not rebelled against my God.t

23 For I am aware of all his regulations,t
and I do not reject his rules.t

24 I was blameless before him;
I kept myself from sinning.t

25 The Lord rewarded me for my godly deeds;t
he took notice of my blameless behavior.t

26 You prove to be loyalt to one who is faithful;t
you prove to be trustworthyt to one who is innocent.s

27 You prove to be reliablet to one who is blameless,
but you prove to be deceptives to one who is perverse.t

28 You deliver oppressedt people,
but you watch the proud and bring them down.s

29 Indeed,t you are my lamp,sLord.
The Lord illuminess the darkness around me.t

30 Indeed,twith your helpt I can charget against an army;t
by my God’s powert I can jump over a wall.t

31 The one true God acts in a faithful manner;t
the Lord’s promise is reliable;t
he is a shield to all who take shelter in him.

32 Indeed,t who is God besides the Lord?
Who is a protectort besides our God?t

33 The one true Godt is my mighty refuge;s
he removest the obstacles in my way.t

34 He gives me the agility of a deer;s
he enables me to negotiate the rugged terrain.t

35 He trainst my hands for battle;t
my arms can bend even the strongest bow.t

36 You give met your protective shield;st
your willingness to help enables me to prevail.t

37 You widen my path;t
my feett do not slip.

38 I chase my enemies and destroy them;
I do not turn back until I wipe them out.

39 I wipe them out and beat them to death;
they cannot get up;
they fall at my feet.

40 You give me strength for battle;t
you make my foes kneel before me.t

41 You make my enemies retreat;t
I destroy those who hate me.

42 They cry out,s but there is no one to help them;t
they cry out to the Lord,t but he does not answer them.

43 I grind them as fine as the dust of the ground;
I crush them and stomp on them like clayt in the streets.

44 You rescue me from a hostile army;t
you preserve me as a leader of nations;
people over whom I had no authority are now my subjects.t

45 Foreigners are powerless before me;t
when they hear of my exploits, they submit to me.t

46 Foreigners lose their courage;t
they shake with fears as they leavet their strongholds.t

47 The Lord is alive!t
My protectort is praiseworthy!t
The God who delivers met is exalted as king!t

48 The one true God completely vindicates me;t
he makes nations submit to me.t

49 He delivers me from my enemies;t
you snatch me awayt from those who attack me;t
you rescue me from violent men.

50 So I will give you thanks, O Lord, before the nations!s
I will sing praises to you.t

51 He gives his chosen king magnificent victories;s
he is faithful to his chosen ruler,t
to David and to his descendants forever!”