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 song, in the day in which the Lord rescued 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 the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
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.
my God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: [he is] my protector, and the horn of my salvation, my helper, and my sure refuge; you shall save me from the unjust man.
4 I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
I will call upon 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 troubles of death compassed me, the floods of iniquity amazed me:
the pangs of death surrounded me, the agonies 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.
When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, and will cry to my God, and he shall hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord 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.
There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.
10 And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and [there was] darkness 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 cherubs and did fly, and was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
And he made darkness his hiding-place; his tabernacle round about him was the darkness of waters, he condensed it with the clouds of the air.
13 From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
14 Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
The Lord thundered out of heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.
And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, and he flashed lightning, and dismayed 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 channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his anger.
17 He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
He sent from above and took me; he 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 strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.
19 They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.
20 And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And he brought me into a wide place, and rescued me, because he delighted in me.
21 Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
And the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
Because, I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly depart from my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
For all his judgments and his ordinances [were] before me: I departed not from them.
24 And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
And I shall be blameless before him, and will 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 righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands in his eye-sight.
26 With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
With the holy you will be holy, and with the perfect man you will be perfect,
27 With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
and with the excellent you will be excellent, and with the froward you will be froward.
28 And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
And you will save the poor people, and will bring down the eyes of the haughty.
29 For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
For you, Lord, [are] my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
For by you shall I run [as] a girded man, and by my God shall I leap over a 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.
As for the Mighty One, his way [is] blameless: the word of the Lord [is] strong [and] tried in the fire: he is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
32 For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
Who [is] strong, but the Lord? and who will be a Creator except our God?
33 God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
[It is] the Mighty One who strengthens me with might, and has prepared my way without fault.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
He makes my feet like hart's feet, and sets me upon the high places.
35 He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
He teaches my hands to war, and has broken a brazen bow by my arm.
36 And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
And you have given me the shield of my salvation, and your propitious dealing has increased me,
37 Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
so as to make room under me for my going, and my legs did not totter.
38 I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.
39 And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
And I will crush them, and they shall not rise; and 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.
And you shall strengthen me with power for the war; you shall cause them that rise up against me to bow down under me.
41 And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
And you have caused mine enemies to flee before me, even them that hated me, and you have slain them.
42 They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; to the Lord, but he hearkens not to 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.
And I ground them as the dust of the earth, I beat them small as 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:
And you shall deliver me from the striving of the peoples, you shall keep me [to be] the head of the Gentiles: a people which I knew not served me.
45 Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
The strange children feigned [obedience] to me; they listened to me as soon as they heard.
46 Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
The strange children shall be cast away, and shall be overthrown out of their hiding places.
47 Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
The Lord lives, and blessed [be] my guardian, and my God, my strong keeper, shall be exalted.
48 The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
The Lord who avenges me [is] strong, chastening the nations 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.
and bringing me out from my enemies: and you shall set me on high from among those that rise up against me: you shall deliver me from the violent man.
50 Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
Therefore will I confess to you, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing to your 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.
He magnifies the salvation of his king, and works mercy for his anointed, even for David and for his seed for ever.
