2 Samuel 22
1 David sang the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord saved him from all his enemies, and from Saul.
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.
2 He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior.
And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power saves me, he keeps me safe. He is my protector; he is my savior; he saves me from violence.
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.
4 I call for help from the Lord, who should be praised, and he saves me from those who hate me.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 The waves of death swept over me; surging waters of destruction flooded over me;
For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me; (Sheol h7585)
7 In my despair I called on the Lord; I called out to my God. He heard my voice from his Temple; my cry for help reached his ears.
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.
8 The earth shook to and fro; the foundations of the heavens trembled, shaking because of his anger.
Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
9 Smoke came out of his nostrils, and fire from his mouth, burning coals that blazed before him.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
10 He pushed aside the heavens and came down, with dark clouds beneath his feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
11 Riding on a heavenly being he flew, swooping on the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 He hid himself in darkness, covering himself with black rainclouds.
And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Burning coals blazed out of his brightness.
From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15 He fired his arrows, scattering his enemies, he routed them with his lightning bolts.
And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16 The Lord roared, and by the wind from the breath of his nostrils the valleys of the sea could be seen and the foundations of the earth were uncovered.
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.
17 He reached down his hand from above and grabbed hold of me. He dragged me out of the deep water.
He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and who were much stronger than me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
19 They came at me at my worst possible moment, but the Lord supported me.
They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20 He set me free, he rescued me because he's happy with me.
And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 The Lord rewarded me because I do what's right; he repaid me because I am innocent.
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22 For I have followed the Lord's ways; I have not sinned by turning away from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 I have kept all his laws in mind; I have not ignored his commandments.
For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
24 I am blameless in his sight; I keep myself from sinning.
And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 The Lord rewarded me for doing what's right. I am innocent in his sight.
And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
26 You show trust to those who are trusting; you show integrity to those with integrity,
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
27 You show yourself pure to those who are pure, but you show yourself astute to those who are crafty.
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
28 You save the humble, but your eyes watch the proud to bring them down.
And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
29 You, Lord, are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
30 With you, I can charge down a troop of soldiers; with you, my God, I can climb a fortress wall.
For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 God's way is absolutely right. What the Lord says is trustworthy. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 For who is God except the Lord? Who is a Rock, except our God?
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33 God makes me strong and keeps me safe.
God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
34 He makes me surefooted like the deer, able to walk the heights in safety.
He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35 He teaches me how to fight in battle; he gives me the strength to draw a bronze bow.
He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
36 You protect me with the shield of your salvation; your help has made me great.
And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
37 You gave me room to walk, and prevented my feet from slipping.
Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
38 I chased my enemies, and caught up with them. I did not turn around until I had destroyed them.
I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
39 I struck them down—they couldn't get up. They fell at my feet.
And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
40 You made me strong for the battle; you made those who rose up against me kneel low before me.
And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
41 You made my enemies run away; I destroyed all my enemies.
And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
42 They cried out for help, but no one came to rescue them. They even called out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
43 I ground them into dust, like the dust of the earth. I crushed them and threw them out like mud in the street.
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.
44 You rescued me from rebellious people; you have kept me as ruler over nations—people I didn't know now serve me.
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:
45 Foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey.
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
46 They lose heart, and come trembling in surrender from their strongholds.
Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
47 The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! May the God who saves me be praised!
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
48 God avenges me, he puts peoples under me,
The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
49 He frees me from those who hate me. You keep me safe from those who rebel against me, you save me from violent men.
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.
50 That's why I will praise you among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises about who you are.
Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
51 You have saved the king so often, showing your trustworthy love to David, your anointed, and to his descendants forever.”
[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.
