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 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;
2 and he says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
and he said: The LORD is my rock, and 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!
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.
4 I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
Praised, I cry, is the LORD, and I am saved from mine enemies.
5 When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the waves of Death compassed me. The floods of Belial assailed me.
The cords of Sheol surrounded 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, yea, I called unto my God; and out of His temple He heard my voice, and my cry did enter into 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 did shake and quake, the foundations of heaven did tremble; they were shaken, because He was wroth.
9 Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
Smoke arose up in His nostrils, and fire out of His mouth did devour; coals flamed forth from Him.
10 And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.
11 And He rides on a cherub and flies, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He was seen upon 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.
And He made darkness pavilions round about Him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
At the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth.
14 YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High gave forth His voice.
15 And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles them;
And He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited 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.
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.
17 He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters;
18 He delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
He delivered me from mine enemy most strong, from them that hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but the LORD was a stay unto me.
20 And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered 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 rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.
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 were before me; and as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
And I was single-hearted toward Him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His eyes.
26 With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
With the merciful Thou dost show Thyself merciful, with the upright man Thou dost show Thyself upright,
27 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
28 And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
And the afflicted people Thou dost save; but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest humble them.
29 For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
For Thou art my lamp, O LORD; and the LORD doth lighten my darkness.
30 For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For by Thee I run upon a troop; by my God do I 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 tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in Him.
32 For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?
For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a Rock, save our God?
33 God—my bulwark, [my] strength, And He makes my way perfect;
The God who is my strong fortress, and who letteth my way go forth straight;
34 Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
Who maketh my feet like hinds', and setteth me upon my high places;
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
Who traineth my hands for war, so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
36 And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
Thou hast also given me Thy shield of salvation; and Thy condescension hath made me great.
37 You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn back till they were consumed.
39 And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
For Thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
41 And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me; yea, them that hate me, that I might cut them off.
42 They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.
They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but He answered them not.
43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!
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.
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.
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.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
The sons of the stranger fade away, and come halting out of their close places.
47 YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.
The LORD liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, my Rock of salvation;
48 God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under 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.
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.
50 Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.
Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto Thy name.
51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
A tower of salvation is He to His king; and showeth mercy to His anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
