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 the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD 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, The LORD 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.
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; you 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 on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented 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 on the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter 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 trembled; the foundations of heaven moved 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 were kindled by it.
10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
He bowed the heavens also, 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 on a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
The LORD thundered from heaven, 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 out arrows, and scattered them; 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 channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, 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 sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
20 He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
He brought me forth also 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.
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands has 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 the LORD, 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 judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.
25 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful, and with the upright man you will show yourself upright.
27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the fraudulent you will show yourself unsavory.
28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
And the afflicted people you will save: but your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.
29 For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
30 For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
For by you 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 the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them 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 the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
God is my strength and power: and he makes my way perfect.
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet: and sets me on my high places.
35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
He teaches my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your gentleness has made me great.
37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
You have enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39 I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yes, they are fallen under my feet.
40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
For you have girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me have you subdued under me.
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
You have also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he answered them not.
43 I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
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 also have delivered me from the strivings of my people, you have kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
45 Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
46 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
47 The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48 the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
It is God that avenges me, and that brings down the people under me.
49 who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
And that brings me forth from my enemies: you also have lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.
50 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Therefore I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to your name.
51 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever more.
