2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke to 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:
And David spoke to the Lord the words of this song, in the day in which the Lord rescued 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.
And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
3 God, my rock, in him I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior. Thou save me from violence.
my God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: [he is] my protector, and the horn of my salvation, my helper, and my sure refuge; you shall save me from the unjust man.
4 I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised. So I shall be saved from my enemies.
I will call upon the Lord who is worthy to be praised, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death encompassed me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
For the troubles of death compassed me, the floods of iniquity amazed me:
the pangs of death surrounded me, the agonies of death prevented me. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon Jehovah. Yea, I called to my God. And he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came into his ears.
When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, and will cry to my God, and he shall hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled, the foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord was angry with them.
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and [there was] darkness under his feet.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew. Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, and 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.
And he made darkness his hiding-place; his tabernacle round about him was the darkness of waters, he condensed it with the clouds of the air.
13 At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
14 Jehovah thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
The Lord thundered out of heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them, lightning, and discomfited them.
And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, and he flashed lightning, and dismayed 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.
And the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his anger.
17 He sent from on high, he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.
19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity, but Jehovah was my support.
The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.
20 He brought me forth also into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And he brought me into a wide place, and rescued me, because he delighted in me.
21 Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness. According to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
And the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Because, I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly depart from my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me. And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
For all his judgments and his ordinances [were] before me: I departed not from them.
24 I was also perfect toward him, and I kept myself from my iniquity.
And I shall be blameless before him, and will keep myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore Jehovah has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his eyesight.
And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands in his eye-sight.
26 With the merciful thou will show thyself merciful. With the perfect man thou will show thyself perfect.
With the holy you will be holy, and with the perfect man you will be perfect,
27 With the pure thou will show thyself pure. And with the perverse thou will show thyself contrary.
and with the excellent you will be excellent, and with the froward you will be froward.
28 And the afflicted people thou will save, but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou may bring them down.
And you will save the poor people, and will bring down the eyes of the haughty.
29 For thou are my lamp, O Jehovah. And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
For you, Lord, [are] my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.
30 For by thee I run upon a troop. By my God do I leap over a wall.
For by you shall I run [as] a girded man, and by my God shall I leap over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Jehovah is tried. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
As for the Mighty One, his way [is] blameless: the word of the Lord [is] strong [and] tried in the fire: he is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
32 For who is God, except Jehovah? And who is a rock, except our God?
Who [is] strong, but the Lord? and who will be a Creator except our God?
33 God is my strong fortress, and he guides the perfect in his way.
[It is] the Mighty One who strengthens me with might, and has prepared my way without fault.
34 He makes his feet like hinds' feet, and sets me upon my high places.
He makes my feet like hart's feet, and sets me upon the high places.
35 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of brass.
He teaches my hands to war, and has broken a brazen bow by my arm.
36 Thou have also given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy gentleness has made me great.
And you have given me the shield of my salvation, and your propitious dealing has increased me,
37 Thou have enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
so as to make room under me for my going, and my legs did not totter.
38 I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them, neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.
39 And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise. Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
And I will crush them, and they shall not rise; and they shall fall under my feet.
40 For thou have girded me with strength to the battle. Thou have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
And you shall strengthen me with power for the war; you shall cause them that rise up against me to bow down under me.
41 Thou have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
And you have caused mine enemies to flee before me, even them that hated me, and you have slain them.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even to Jehovah, but he did not answer them.
They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; to the Lord, but he hearkens not to them.
43 Then I beat them small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.
And I ground them as the dust of the earth, I beat them small as the mire of the streets.
44 Thou have also delivered me from the strivings of my people. Thou have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
And you shall deliver me from the striving of the peoples, you shall keep me [to be] the head of the Gentiles: a people which I knew not served me.
45 The foreigners shall submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
The strange children feigned [obedience] to me; they listened to me as soon as they heard.
46 The foreigners shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their hiding places.
The strange children shall be cast away, and shall be overthrown out of their hiding places.
47 Jehovah lives. And blessed be my rock. And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
The Lord lives, and blessed [be] my guardian, and my God, my strong keeper, shall be exalted.
48 Even the God who executes vengeance for me, and who brings down peoples under me,
The Lord who avenges me [is] strong, chastening the nations under me,
49 and who brings me forth from my enemies. Yea, thou lift me up above those who rise up against me. Thou deliver me from the violent man.
and bringing me out from my enemies: and you shall set me on high from among those that rise up against me: you shall deliver me from the violent man.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O Jehovah, among gentiles, and will sing praises to thy name.
Therefore will I confess to you, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing to your name.
51 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
He magnifies the salvation of his king, and works mercy for his anointed, even for David and for his seed for ever.
