2 Samuel 22
1 And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, 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 And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;
And he said, Lord, my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.
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 send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
5 For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;
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 trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came to 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 was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
Then shook and trembled the earth; the foundations of the heavens were moved; and they shook, because he was wroth.
9 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.
Smoke went up in his anger, and consuming fire out of his mouth, coals flamed forth from him.
10 The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
And he bent the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
11 And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly 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 And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
And he made darkness round about him into pavilions, heavy masses of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.
From the brightness before him flamed forth coals of fire.
14 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered forth his voice.
15 And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16 Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.
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 sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
He stretched out from above [his hand], he took me; he drew me out from the mighty waters.
18 He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
He delivered me from my enemy, the strong, from those that hated me, when they were too mighty for me.
19 They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.
They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay;
20 He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
And he brought me forth into a large space: he delivered me, because he had delight in me.
21 The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
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; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
For I had kept the ways of the Lord, and had not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
For all his ordinances were before me, and from none of his statutes did I depart.
24 And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
I was also upright toward him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
25 Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
Therefore did the Lord recompense me according to my righteousness, according to my purity before his eyes.
26 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright mighty man thou wilt show thyself upright.
27 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
28 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.
And the afflicted people thou wilt save; but thy eyes are upon the haughty, [that] thou mayest bring [them] down.
29 For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.
For thou art my lamp, O Lord! and the Lord will enlighten my darkness.
30 By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: by the help of my God I have gone over 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 all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith 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 but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?
For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
God is my strength and power; and he rendereth free from obstruction my way.
34 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high places he causeth me to stand.
35 He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
He teaches my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
36 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.
And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation; and thy assistance hath made me great.
37 You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet make no slip.
Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
38 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
I pursue my enemies and destroy them; and I return not again until I have made an end of them.
39 I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched 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 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.
For thou hast girded me with strength for the war; thou subduest my opponents under me.
41 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
42 They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
They look about, but there is none to help; unto the Lord—but he answereth them not.
43 Then they were crushed as small as the dust of the earth, stamped down under my feet like the waste of 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 made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
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 Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
The children of the stranger shall utter flattery unto me; as soon as their ear heareth they shall be obedient unto me.
46 They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth tottering out of their close places.
47 The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:
The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, the Rock of my salvation;
48 It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
The God, that granteth me vengeance, and bringeth down nations under me;
49 He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
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 Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise 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 does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
[To] the tower of salvation of his king, and who showeth kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed forever.
