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.
David sang the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord saved him from all his enemies, and from Saul.
2 He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior.
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.
He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power saves me, he keeps me safe. He is my protector; he is my savior; he saves 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 call for help from the Lord, who should be praised, and he saves me from those who hate me.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The waves of death swept over me; surging waters of destruction flooded over me;
The grave wound its ropes around me; death set snares for 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 despair I called on the Lord; I called out to my God. He heard my voice from his Temple; my cry for help reached his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
The earth shook to and fro; the foundations of the heavens trembled, shaking because of his anger.
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Smoke came out of his nostrils, and fire from his mouth, burning coals that blazed before him.
10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
He pushed aside the heavens and came down, with dark clouds beneath his feet.
11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
Riding on a heavenly being he flew, swooping on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
He hid himself in darkness, covering himself with black rainclouds.
13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
Burning coals blazed out of his brightness.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
He fired his arrows, scattering his enemies, he routed them with his lightning bolts.
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.
The Lord roared, and by the wind from the breath of his nostrils the valleys of the sea could be seen and the foundations of the earth were uncovered.
17 He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
He reached down his hand from above and grabbed hold of me. He dragged me out of the deep water.
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and who were much stronger than me.
19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
They came at me at my worst possible moment, but the Lord supported me.
20 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
He set me free, he rescued me because he's happy with me.
21 The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
The Lord rewarded me because I do what's right; he repaid me because I am innocent.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have followed the Lord's ways; I have not sinned by turning away from my God.
23 For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
I have kept all his laws in mind; I have not ignored his commandments.
24 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
I am blameless in his sight; I keep myself from sinning.
25 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
The Lord rewarded me for doing what's right. I am innocent in his sight.
26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
You show trust to those who are trusting; you show integrity to those with integrity,
27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
You show yourself pure to those who are pure, but you show yourself astute to those who are crafty.
28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
You save the humble, but your eyes watch the proud to bring them down.
29 For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
You, Lord, are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness.
30 For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
With you, I can charge down a troop of soldiers; with you, my God, I can climb a fortress 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.
God's way is absolutely right. What the Lord says is trustworthy. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
32 For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
For who is God except the Lord? Who is a Rock, except our God?
33 God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
God makes me strong and keeps me safe.
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
He makes me surefooted like the deer, able to walk the heights in safety.
35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
He teaches me how to fight in battle; he gives me the strength to draw a bronze bow.
36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
You protect me with the shield of your salvation; your help has made me great.
37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
You gave me room to walk, and prevented my feet from slipping.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
I chased my enemies, and caught up with them. I did not turn around until I had destroyed them.
39 I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
I struck them down—they couldn't get up. They fell at my feet.
40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
You made me strong for the battle; you made those who rose up against me kneel low before me.
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
You made my enemies run away; I destroyed all my enemies.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
They cried out for help, but no one came to rescue them. They even called out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
43 I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
I ground them into dust, like the dust of the earth. I crushed them and threw them out like mud in the street.
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.
You rescued me from rebellious people; you have kept me as ruler over nations—people I didn't know now serve me.
45 Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
Foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey.
46 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
They lose heart, and come trembling in surrender from their strongholds.
47 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! May the God who saves me be praised!
48 the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
God avenges me, he puts peoples under me,
49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
He frees me from those who hate me. You keep me safe from those who rebel against me, you save me from violent men.
50 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
That's why I will praise you among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises about who you are.
51 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
You have saved the king so often, showing your trustworthy love to David, your anointed, and to his descendants forever.”
