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 spake unto YHWH the words of this song in the day that YHWH 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, YHWH 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 Elohim 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 saviour; thou savest 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 YHWH, who is worthy 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.
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of wicked 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 upon YHWH, and cried to my Elohim: 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 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 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.
YHWH 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 YHWH, 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 YHWH 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.
YHWH 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 YHWH, and have not wickedly departed from my Elohim.
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 mine iniquity.
25 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
Therefore YHWH hath 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 thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
28 You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O YHWH: and YHWH will lighten 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 Elohim 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 El, his way is perfect; the word of YHWH 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 El, save YHWH? and who is a rock, save our Elohim?
33 God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
El is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
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; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Thou hast 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 mine 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: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine 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 unto YHWH, 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.
Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast 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 unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto 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—
YHWH liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the Elohim of the rock of my salvation.
48 the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
El who avengeth me, and that bringeth 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 bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast 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 unto thee, O YHWH, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy 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 sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
