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 unto the Lord the words of this song, and on 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, Lord, my rock, 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, my rock, in whom I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour! from violence dost thou save me!
4 I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
5 For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
For the waves of death encompassed me, the floods of destruction made me afraid;
The bonds of hell encircled me, the snares of death seized on 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.
[When] in my distress I called upon the Lord, and to my God I cried; and he heard from his temple my voice, and my complaint [entered] 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 shook and trembled the earth; the foundations of the heavens were moved; and they shook, because he was wroth.
9 Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Smoke went up in his anger, and consuming fire out of his mouth, coals flamed forth from him.
10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
And he bent the heavens, and came down, and thick 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 flew along, 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 into pavilions, heavy masses of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
From the brightness before him flamed forth coals of fire.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered forth 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 then were seen the channels of the sea, there were laid open the foundations of the world; at the rebuke of the Lord, through 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 stretched out from above [his hand], he took me; he drew me out from the mighty waters.
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
He delivered me from my enemy, the strong, from those that hated me, when they were too mighty for me.
19 They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became 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 space: he delivered me, because he had delight 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 purity of my hands did he recompense me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I had kept the ways of the Lord, and had 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 from none of his statutes did I depart.
24 And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
I was also upright toward him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
25 So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
Therefore did the Lord recompense me according to my righteousness, according to my purity before his eyes.
26 To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright mighty man thou wilt show thyself upright.
27 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
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 thy 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 Lord! and the Lord will enlighten my darkness.
30 For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
For [aided] by thee I run through a troop: [helped] by my God I leap 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 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 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 rendereth free from obstruction my way.
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high places he causeth me to stand.
35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
He teaches my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
36 You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation; and thy assistance hath made me great.
37 You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
I pursue my enemies and destroy them; and I return not again until I have made an end of them.
39 I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
And I make an end of them, and I crush them, that they cannot rise; and they fall 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 for the war; thou subduest my opponents under me.
41 You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
They look about, but there is none to help; unto the Lord—but he answereth them not.
43 I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
And I beat them small as the dust of the earth; as the mire of the street, I stamp them, I tread them down.
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 hast also delivered me from the contests of my people: thou preservest me to be the head of nations, a people which I know not shall serve me.
45 Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
The children of the stranger shall utter flattery unto me; as soon as their ear heareth they shall be obedient unto me.
46 Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth tottering 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 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, that granteth me vengeance, and bringeth down nations 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 my enemies: also above my opponents thou liftest me up, from the man of violence thou deliverest me.
50 Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the nations, and unto thy name will I sing praises;
51 Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
[To] the tower of salvation of his king, and who showeth kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed forever.
