2 Samuel 22
1 And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
God is my rock, in him will I trust — My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me; (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16 The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
Jehovah hath 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 the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
24 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
29 For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
30 For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
39 I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
43 I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
44 You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:
45 Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
46 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
47 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
48 the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
50 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
51 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
[It is he] who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.
