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.
David spoke to 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,
2 And he said, Lord, my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;
and he said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
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!
God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My saviour, you save me from violence.
4 Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death encompassed me, the floods of destruction made me afraid;
For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught 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 on the LORD. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came 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 quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up in his anger, and consuming fire out of his mouth, coals flamed forth from him.
Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. 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. Thick 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.
He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness round about him into pavilions, heavy masses of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before him flamed forth coals of fire.
At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered forth his voice.
The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
He sent out arrows and scattered them, lightning and confused 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.
Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the LORD’s rebuke, 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 on high and 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, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19 They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay;
They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 And he brought me forth into a large space: he delivered me, because he had delight in me.
He also brought me out 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.
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 For I had kept the ways of the Lord, and had not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept the LORD’s ways, 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 ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.
24 I was also upright toward him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
I was also perfect towards him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore did the Lord recompense me according to my righteousness, according to my purity before his eyes.
Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26 With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright mighty man thou wilt show thyself upright.
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save; but thy eyes are upon the haughty, [that] thou mayest bring [them] down.
You will save the afflicted people, but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.
29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord! and the Lord will enlighten my darkness.
For you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD will light up my darkness.
30 For [aided] by thee I run through a troop: [helped] by my God I leap over a wall.
For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap 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 LORD’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
For who is God, besides the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God?
33 God is my strength and power; and he rendereth free from obstruction my way.
God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
34 He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high places he causeth me to stand.
He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
35 He teaches my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
36 And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation; and thy assistance hath made me great.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
37 Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them; and I return not again until I have made an end of them.
I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
39 And I make an end of them, and I crush them, that they cannot rise; and they fall under my feet.
I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength for the war; thou subduest my opponents under me.
For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41 And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who 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 no one to save; even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.
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 I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and 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.
You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will 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.
The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
46 The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth tottering out of their close places.
The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
47 The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, the Rock of my salvation;
The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48 The God, that granteth me vengeance, and bringeth down nations under me;
even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples 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.
who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver 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 to you, LORD, amongst the nations, and will sing praises to your 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 gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”
