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 to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had 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 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 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 on 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,
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 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 on the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, 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 shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
9 Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
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 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 on a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen 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.
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14 YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered 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 discovered, at the rebuking 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 above, 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 my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
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 has 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 judgments 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.
I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.
25 And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
26 With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful, and with the upright man you will show yourself upright.
27 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the fraudulent you will show yourself unsavory.
28 And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
And the afflicted people you will save: but your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.
29 For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
For you are my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
30 For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For by you I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over 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 buckler to all them that trust 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;
God is my strength and power: and he makes my way perfect.
34 Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
He makes my feet like hinds’ feet: and sets me on my high places.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
He teaches my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
36 And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation: and your gentleness has made me great.
37 You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
You have enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39 And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yes, they are fallen under my feet.
40 And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
For you have girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me have you subdued under me.
41 And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
You have also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
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 to 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 as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
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 also have delivered me from the strivings of my people, you have kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid 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 lives; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48 God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
It is God that avenges me, and that brings down the people 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 brings me forth from my enemies: you also have lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: you have delivered 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 to you, O LORD, among the heathen, and 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!”
He is the tower of salvation for his king: and shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for ever more.
