2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
2 And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
And he said: The Lord is my rock, and my strength, and my saviour.
3 God is my rock, in him will I trust — My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
God is my strong one, in him will I trust: my shield, and the horn of my salvation: he lifteth me up, and is my refuge: my saviour, thou wilt deliver me from iniquity.
4 I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised: and I shall be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
For the pangs of death have surrounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.
The cords of hell compassed me: the snares of death prevented me. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
In my distress I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry to my God: and he will hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come to his ears.
8 Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains were moved, and shaken, because he was angry with them.
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
A smoke went up from his nostrils, and a devouring fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled by it.
10 And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon the cherubims, and flew: and slid upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness a covering round about him: dropping waters out of the clouds of the heavens.
13 From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.
14 Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
The Lord shall thunder from heaven: and the most high shall give forth his voice.
15 And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.
He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.
16 And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
And the overflowings of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid open at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the spirit of his wrath.
17 He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
He sent from on high, and took me, and drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
He delivered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
He prevented me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my stay.
20 And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And he brought me forth into a large place, he delivered me, because I pleased him.
21 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
The Lord will reward me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands he will render to me.
22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Because I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
For all his judgments are in my sight: and his precepts I have not removed from me.
24 And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
And I shall be perfect with him: and shall keep myself from my iniquity.
25 And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
And the Lord will recompense me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes.
26 With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
With the holy one thou wilt be holy: and with the valiant perfect.
27 With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
28 And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
And the poor people thou wilt save: and with thy eyes thou wilt humble the haughty.
29 For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
For in thee I will run girded: in my God I will leap over the wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.
32 For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
Who is God but the Lord: and who is strong but our God?
33 God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
God who hath girded me with strength, and made my way perfect.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
Making my feet like the feet of harts, and setting me upon my high places.
35 He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
He teacheth my bands to war: and maketh my arms like a bow of brass.
36 And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
Thou hast given me the shield of my salvation: and thy mildness hath multiplied me.
37 Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
Thou shalt enlarge my steps under me: and my ankles shall not fail.
38 I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.
39 And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
I will consume them and break them in pieces, so that they shall not rise: they shall fall under my feet.
40 And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.
41 And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
My enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me: them that hated me, and I shall destroy them.
42 They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
They shall cry, and there shall be none to save: to the Lord, and he shall not hear them.
43 And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
I shall beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I shall crush them and spread them abroad like the mire of the streets.
44 And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:
Thou wilt save me from the contradictions of my people: thou wilt keep me to be the head of the Gentiles: the people which I know not, shall serve me,
45 Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.
46 Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
The strangers are melted away, and shall be straitened in their distresses.
47 Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:
48 The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
God who giveth me revenge, and bringest down people under me,
49 He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
Who bringest me forth from my enemies, and liftest me up from them that resist me: from the wicked man thou shalt deliver me.
50 Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
Therefore will I give thanks to thee. O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.
51 [It is he] who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.
Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed, and to his seed for ever.
