2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul;
| וַיְדַבֵּר דָּוִד לַֽיהוָה אֶת־דִּבְרֵי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת בְּיוֹם הִצִּיל יְהוָה אֹתוֹ מִכַּף כָּל־אֹיְבָיו וּמִכַּף שָׁאֽוּל׃ |
2 and he said: The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
| וַיֹּאמַר יְהוָה סַֽלְעִי וּמְצֻדָתִי וּמְפַלְטִי־לִֽי׃ |
3 The God who is my rock, in Him I take refuge; my shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; my saviour, Thou savest me from violence.
| אֱלֹהֵי צוּרִי אֶחֱסֶה־בּוֹ מָגִנִּי וְקֶרֶן יִשְׁעִי מִשְׂגַּבִּי וּמְנוּסִי מֹשִׁעִי מֵחָמָס תֹּשִׁעֵֽנִי׃ |
4 Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.
| מְהֻלָּל אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וּמֵאֹיְבַי אִוָּשֵֽׁעַ׃ |
5 For the waves of Death compassed me. The floods of Belial assailed me.
| כִּי אֲפָפֻנִי מִשְׁבְּרֵי־מָוֶת נַחֲלֵי בְלִיַּעַל יְבַעֲתֻֽנִי׃ |
| חֶבְלֵי שְׁאוֹל סַבֻּנִי קִדְּמֻנִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי־מָֽוֶת׃ (Sheol h7585) |
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, yea, I called unto my God; and out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry did enter into His ears.
| בַּצַּר־לִי אֶקְרָא יְהוָה וְאֶל־אֱלֹהַי אֶקְרָא וַיִּשְׁמַע מֵהֵֽיכָלוֹ קוֹלִי וְשַׁוְעָתִי בְּאָזְנָֽיו׃ |
8 Then the earth did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
| ותגעש וַיִּתְגָּעַשׁ וַתִּרְעַשׁ הָאָרֶץ מוֹסְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם יִרְגָּזוּ וַיִּֽתְגָּעֲשׁוּ כִּֽי־חָרָה לֽוֹ׃ |
9 Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.
| עָלָה עָשָׁן בְּאַפּוֹ וְאֵשׁ מִפִּיו תֹּאכֵל גֶּחָלִים בָּעֲרוּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.
| וַיֵּט שָׁמַיִם וַיֵּרַד וַעֲרָפֶל תַּחַת רַגְלָֽיו׃ |
11 And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
| וַיִּרְכַּב עַל־כְּרוּב וַיָּעֹף וַיֵּרָא עַל־כַּנְפֵי־רֽוּחַ׃ |
12 And He made darkness pavilions round about Him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
| וַיָּשֶׁת חֹשֶׁךְ סְבִיבֹתָיו סֻכּוֹת חַֽשְׁרַת־מַיִם עָבֵי שְׁחָקִֽים׃ |
13 At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.
| מִנֹּגַהּ נֶגְדּוֹ בָּעֲרוּ גַּחֲלֵי־אֵֽשׁ׃ |
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High gave forth His voice.
| יַרְעֵם מִן־שָׁמַיִם יְהוָה וְעֶלְיוֹן יִתֵּן קוֹלֽוֹ׃ |
15 And He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
| וַיִּשְׁלַח חִצִּים וַיְפִיצֵם בָּרָק ויהמם וַיָּהֹֽם׃ |
16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
| וַיֵּֽרָאוּ אֲפִקֵי יָם יִגָּלוּ מֹסְדוֹת תֵּבֵל בְּגַעֲרַת יְהוָה מִנִּשְׁמַת רוּחַ אַפּֽוֹ׃ |
17 He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters;
| יִשְׁלַח מִמָּרוֹם יִקָּחֵנִי יַֽמְשֵׁנִי מִמַּיִם רַבִּֽים׃ |
18 He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
| יַצִּילֵנִי מֵאֹיְבִי עָז מִשֹּׂנְאַי כִּי אָמְצוּ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ |
19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.
| יְקַדְּמֻנִי בְּיוֹם אֵידִי וַיְהִי יְהוָה מִשְׁעָן לִֽי׃ |
20 He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because He delighted in me.
| וַיֹּצֵא לַמֶּרְחָב אֹתִי יְחַלְּצֵנִי כִּי־חָפֵֽץ בִּֽי׃ |
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.
| יִגְמְלֵנִי יְהוָה כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹר יָדַי יָשִׁיב לִֽי׃ |
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
| כִּי שָׁמַרְתִּי דַּרְכֵי יְהוָה וְלֹא רָשַׁעְתִּי מֵאֱלֹהָֽי׃ |
23 For all His ordinances were before me; and as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
| כִּי כָל־משפטו מִשְׁפָּטָיו לְנֶגְדִּי וְחֻקֹּתָיו לֹא־אָסוּר מִמֶּֽנָּה׃ |
24 And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
| וָאֶהְיֶה תָמִים לוֹ וָאֶשְׁתַּמְּרָה מֵעֲוֺנִֽי׃ |
25 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His eyes.
| וַיָּשֶׁב יְהוָה לִי כְּצִדְקָתִי כְּבֹרִי לְנֶגֶד עֵינָֽיו׃ |
26 With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright,
| עִם־חָסִיד תִּתְחַסָּד עִם־גִּבּוֹר תָּמִים תִּתַּמָּֽם׃ |
27 With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
| עִם־נָבָר תִּתָּבָר וְעִם־עִקֵּשׁ תִּתַּפָּֽל׃ |
28 And the afflicted people Thou dost save; but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.
| וְאֶת־עַם עָנִי תּוֹשִׁיעַ וְעֵינֶיךָ עַל־רָמִים תַּשְׁפִּֽיל׃ |
29 For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD doth lighten my darkness.
| כִּֽי־אַתָּה נֵירִי יְהוָה וַיהוָה יַגִּיהַּ חָשְׁכִּֽי׃ |
30 For by Thee I run upon a troop; by my God do I scale a wall.
| כִּי בְכָה אָרוּץ גְּדוּד בֵּאלֹהַי אֲדַלֶּג־שֽׁוּר׃ |
31 As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.
| הָאֵל תָּמִים דַּרְכּוֹ אִמְרַת יְהוָה צְרוּפָה מָגֵן הוּא לְכֹל הַחֹסִים בּֽוֹ׃ |
32 For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a Rock, save our God?
| כִּי מִי־אֵל מִבַּלְעֲדֵי יְהוָה וּמִי צוּר מִֽבַּלְעֲדֵי אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ |
33 The God who is my strong fortress, and who letteth my way go forth straight;
| הָאֵל מָעוּזִּי חָיִל וַיַּתֵּר תָּמִים דרכו דַּרְכִּֽי׃ |
34 Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;
| מְשַׁוֶּה רגליו רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמוֹתַי יַעֲמִדֵֽנִי׃ |
35 Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
| מְלַמֵּד יָדַי לַמִּלְחָמָה וְנִחַת קֶֽשֶׁת־נְחוּשָׁה זְרֹעֹתָֽי׃ |
36 Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great.
| וַתִּתֶּן־לִי מָגֵן יִשְׁעֶךָ וַעֲנֹתְךָ תַּרְבֵּֽנִי׃ |
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
| תַּרְחִיב צַעֲדִי תַּחְתֵּנִי וְלֹא מָעֲדוּ קַרְסֻלָּֽי׃ |
38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
| אֶרְדְּפָה אֹיְבַי וָאַשְׁמִידֵם וְלֹא אָשׁוּב עַד־כַּלּוֹתָֽם׃ |
39 And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet.
| וָאֲכַלֵּם וָאֶמְחָצֵם וְלֹא יְקוּמוּן וַֽיִּפְּלוּ תַּחַת רַגְלָֽי׃ |
40 For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
| וַתַּזְרֵנִי חַיִל לַמִּלְחָמָה תַּכְרִיעַ קָמַי תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃ |
41 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me; yea, them that hate me, that I might cut them off.
| וְאֹיְבַי תַּתָּה לִּי עֹרֶף מְשַׂנְאַי וָאַצְמִיתֵֽם׃ |
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.
| יִשְׁעוּ וְאֵין מֹשִׁיעַ אֶל־יְהוָה וְלֹא עָנָֽם׃ |
43 Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did tread them down.
| וְאֶשְׁחָקֵם כַּעֲפַר־אָרֶץ כְּטִיט־חוּצוֹת אֲדִקֵּם אֶרְקָעֵֽם׃ |
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the contentions of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations; a people whom I have not known serve me.
| וַֽתְּפַלְּטֵנִי מֵרִיבֵי עַמִּי תִּשְׁמְרֵנִי לְרֹאשׁ גּוֹיִם עַם לֹא־יָדַעְתִּי יַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ |
45 The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
| בְּנֵי נֵכָר יִתְכַּֽחֲשׁוּ־לִי לִשְׁמוֹעַ אֹזֶן יִשָּׁמְעוּ לִֽי׃ |
46 The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.
| בְּנֵי נֵכָר יִבֹּלוּ וְיַחְגְּרוּ מִמִּסְגְּרוֹתָֽם׃ |
47 The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, my Rock of salvation;
| חַי־יְהוָה וּבָרוּךְ צוּרִי וְיָרֻם אֱלֹהֵי צוּר יִשְׁעִֽי׃ |
48 Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under me,
| הָאֵל הַנֹּתֵן נְקָמֹת לִי וּמוֹרִיד עַמִּים תַּחְתֵּֽנִי׃ |
49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies; yea, Thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
| וּמוֹצִיאִי מֵאֹֽיְבָי וּמִקָּמַי תְּרוֹמְמֵנִי מֵאִישׁ חֲמָסִים תַּצִּילֵֽנִי׃ |
50 Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.
| עַל־כֵּן אוֹדְךָ יְהוָה בַּגּוֹיִם וּלְשִׁמְךָ אֲזַמֵּֽר׃ |
51 A tower of salvation is He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
| מגדיל מִגְדּוֹל יְשׁוּעוֹת מַלְכּוֹ וְעֹֽשֶׂה־חֶסֶד לִמְשִׁיחוֹ לְדָוִד וּלְזַרְעוֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃ |
