2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke unto the Lord the words of this song, and on the day that the Lord had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
And David spake unto Yhwh the words of this song in the day that Yhwh had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2 And he said, Lord, my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;
And he said, Yhwh is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 God, my rock, in whom I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour! from violence dost thou save me!
The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
4 Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
I will call on Yhwh, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 For the waves of death encompassed me, the floods of destruction made me afraid;
When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; (Sheol h7585)
7 [When] in my distress I called upon the Lord, and to my God I cried; and he heard from his temple my voice, and my complaint [entered] into his ears.
In my distress I called upon Yhwh, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
8 Then shook and trembled the earth; the foundations of the heavens were moved; and they shook, because he was wroth.
Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
9 Smoke went up in his anger, and consuming fire out of his mouth, coals flamed forth from him.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
10 And he bent the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew along, and he was seen upon 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 And he made darkness round about him into pavilions, heavy masses of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before him flamed forth coals of fire.
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered forth his voice.
Yhwh thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16 And then were seen the channels of the sea, there were laid open the foundations of the world; at the rebuke of the Lord, through the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of Yhwh, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He stretched out from above [his hand], he took me; he drew me out from the mighty waters.
He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
18 He delivered me from my enemy, the strong, from those that hated me, when they were too mighty for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay;
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: But Yhwh was my stay.
20 And he brought me forth into a large space: he delivered me, because he had delight in me.
He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
Yhwh rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22 For I had kept the ways of the Lord, and had not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Yhwh, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me, and from none of his statutes did I depart.
For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 I was also upright toward him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 Therefore did the Lord recompense me according to my righteousness, according to my purity before his eyes.
Therefore Yhwh hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
26 With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright mighty man thou wilt show thyself upright.
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself contrary.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save; but thy eyes are upon the haughty, [that] thou mayest bring [them] down.
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord! and the Lord will enlighten my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O Yhwh: And Yhwh will lighten my darkness.
30 For [aided] by thee I run through a troop: [helped] by my God I leap over a wall.
For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 As for God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried; he is a shield to all that trust in him.
As for God, his way is perfect; the word of Yhwh is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
For who is God, save Yhwh? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strength and power; and he rendereth free from obstruction my way.
God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
34 He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high places he causeth me to stand.
He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
35 He teaches my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
36 And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation; and thy assistance hath made me great.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them; and I return not again until I have made an end of them.
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39 And I make an end of them, and I crush them, that they cannot rise; and they fall under my feet.
And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength for the war; thou subduest my opponents under me.
For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
41 And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 They look about, but there is none to help; unto the Lord—but he answereth them not.
They looked, but there was none to save; even unto Yhwh, but he answered them not.
43 And I beat them small as the dust of the earth; as the mire of the street, I stamp them, I tread them down.
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
44 Thou hast also delivered me from the contests of my people: thou preservest me to be the head of nations, a people which I know not shall serve me.
Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
45 The children of the stranger shall utter flattery unto me; as soon as their ear heareth they shall be obedient unto me.
Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
46 The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth tottering out of their close places.
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, the Rock of my salvation;
Yhwh liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48 The God, that granteth me vengeance, and bringeth down nations under me;
It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
49 And that bringeth me forth from my enemies: also above my opponents thou liftest me up, from the man of violence thou deliverest me.
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
50 Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the nations, and unto thy name will I sing praises;
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Yhwh, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
51 [To] the tower of salvation of his king, and who showeth kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed forever.
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
