2 Samuel 22
1 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,
And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2 and he says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 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!
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
4 I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. (Sheol h7585)
7 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,
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
8 And the earth shakes and trembles, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He has wrath!
Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
9 Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10 And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
11 And He rides on a cherub and flies, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12 And He sets darkness around Him [for His] dwelling places, Darkness of waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14 YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles them;
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
16 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.
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17 He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18 He delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
21 YHWH repays me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done wickedly against my God.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all His judgments [are] before me, As for His statutes, I do not turn from them.
For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25 And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
26 With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28 And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
30 For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 God—His way [is] perfect, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
32 For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 God—my bulwark, [my] strength, And He makes my way perfect;
God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
34 Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37 You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
40 And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41 And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
42 They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.
They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!
I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 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.
You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
47 YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
48 God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
49 And bringing me forth from my enemies, Indeed, You raise me up above my withstanders. You deliver me from a man of violence.
who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50 Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
