2 Samuel 22
1 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,
And David speaks the words of this song to YHWH in the day YHWH has 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, and my strength, and my saviour.
and he says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
3 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.
My God [is] my rock—I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Savior, You save me from violence!
4 I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised: and I shall be saved from my enemies.
I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
5 For the pangs of death have surrounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.
When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, The snares of death have been before me. (Sheol h7585)
7 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.
In my adversity I call on YHWH, And I call to my God, And He hears my voice from His temple, And my cry [is] in His ears,
8 The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains were moved, and shaken, because he was angry with them.
And the earth shakes and trembles, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He has wrath!
9 A smoke went up from his nostrils, and a devouring fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled by it.
Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
10 He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
11 And he rode upon the cherubims, and flew: and slid upon the wings of the wind.
And He rides on a cherub and flies, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a covering round about him: dropping waters out of the clouds of the heavens.
And He sets darkness around Him [for His] dwelling places, Darkness of waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
13 By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.
From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
14 The Lord shall thunder from heaven: and the most high shall give forth his voice.
YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
15 He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.
And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles them;
16 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.
And the streams of the sea are seen, [The] foundations of the world are revealed, By the rebuke of YHWH, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.
17 He sent from on high, and took me, and drew me out of many waters.
He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
He delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
19 He prevented me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my stay.
They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
20 And he brought me forth into a large place, he delivered me, because I pleased him.
And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
21 The Lord will reward me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands he will render to me.
YHWH repays me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
22 Because 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 done wickedly against my God.
23 For all his judgments are in my sight: and his precepts I have not removed from me.
For all His judgments [are] before me, As for His statutes, I do not turn from them.
24 And I shall be perfect with him: and shall keep myself from my iniquity.
And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
25 And the Lord will recompense me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes.
And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
26 With the holy one thou wilt be holy: and with the valiant perfect.
With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
27 With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
28 And the poor people thou wilt save: and with thy eyes thou wilt humble the haughty.
And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness.
For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
30 For in thee I will run girded: in my God I will leap over the wall.
For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
31 God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.
God—His way [is] perfect, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
32 Who is God but the Lord: and who is strong but our God?
For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?
33 God who hath girded me with strength, and made my way perfect.
God—my bulwark, [my] strength, And He makes my way perfect;
34 Making my feet like the feet of harts, and setting me upon my high places.
Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
35 He teacheth my bands to war: and maketh my arms like a bow of brass.
Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
36 Thou hast given me the shield of my salvation: and thy mildness hath multiplied me.
And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
37 Thou shalt enlarge my steps under me: and my ankles shall not fail.
You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
38 I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.
I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
39 I will consume them and break them in pieces, so that they shall not rise: they shall fall under my feet.
And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
40 Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.
And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
41 My enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me: them that hated me, and I shall destroy them.
And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
42 They shall cry, and there shall be none to save: to the Lord, and he shall not hear them.
They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.
43 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.
And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!
44 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,
And You deliver me From the strivings of my people, You place me for a head of nations; A people I have not known serve me.
45 The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
46 The strangers are melted away, and shall be straitened in their distresses.
Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
47 The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:
YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.
48 God who giveth me revenge, and bringest down people under me,
God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
49 Who bringest me forth from my enemies, and liftest me up from them that resist me: from the wicked man thou shalt deliver me.
And bringing me forth from my enemies, Indeed, You raise me up above my withstanders. You deliver me from a man of violence.
50 Therefore will I give thanks to thee. O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.
Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.
51 Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed, and to his seed for ever.
Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
