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, 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.
2 and he says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
And he said, Lord, 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!
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!
4 I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
5 When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the waves of death encompassed me, the floods of destruction made me afraid;
The bonds of hell encircled me, the snares of death seized on 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,
[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.
8 And the earth shakes and trembles, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He has wrath!
Then shook and trembled the earth; the foundations of the heavens were moved; and they 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.
Smoke went up in his anger, and consuming fire out of his mouth, coals flamed forth from him.
10 And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
And he bent the heavens, 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 flew along, and 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 round about him into pavilions, heavy masses of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
From the brightness before him flamed forth coals of fire.
14 YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered 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 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.
17 He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
He stretched out from above [his hand], he took me; he drew me out from the mighty waters.
18 He delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
He delivered me from my enemy, the strong, from those that hated me, when they were too mighty for me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay;
20 And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
And he brought me forth into a large space: he delivered me, because he had delight 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 purity of my hands did he recompense me.
22 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done wickedly against my God.
For I had kept the ways of the Lord, and had 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 from none of his statutes did I depart.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
I was also upright toward him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
25 And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Therefore did the Lord recompense me according to my righteousness, according to my purity before his eyes.
26 With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright mighty man thou wilt show thyself upright.
27 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
28 And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
And the afflicted people thou wilt save; but thy eyes are upon the haughty, [that] thou mayest bring [them] down.
29 For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O Lord! and the Lord will enlighten my darkness.
30 For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For [aided] by thee I run through a troop: [helped] by my God I leap 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 shield to all 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 rendereth free from obstruction my way.
34 Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high places he causeth me to stand.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
He teaches my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
36 And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation; and thy assistance hath made me great.
37 You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
I pursue my enemies and destroy them; and I return not again until I have made an end of them.
39 And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
And I make an end of them, and I crush them, that they cannot rise; and they fall 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 for the war; thou subduest my opponents under me.
41 And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
42 They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.
They look about, but there is none to help; unto the Lord—but he answereth 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!
And I beat them small as the dust of the earth; as the mire of the street, I stamp them, I 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 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.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
The children of the stranger shall utter flattery unto me; as soon as their ear heareth they shall be obedient unto me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth tottering 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, the Rock of my salvation;
48 God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
The God, that granteth me vengeance, and bringeth down nations 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 my enemies: also above my opponents thou liftest me up, from the man of violence thou deliverest me.
50 Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the nations, and unto thy name will I sing praises;
51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
[To] the tower of salvation of his king, and who showeth kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed forever.
