2 Samuel 22
1 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:
And Dauid spake the woordes of this song vnto the Lord, what time the Lord had deliuered him out of the handes of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2 and he said, "The LORD is my Rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.
And he sayd, The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth mee.
3 My God, my Rock, in him I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; from violent people he saves me.
God is my strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.
4 I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
5 For the waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me.
For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.
The sorowes of the graue compassed mee about: the snares of death ouertooke mee. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and I cried out to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came into his ears.
But in my tribulation did I call vpon the Lord, and crie to my God, and he did heare my voyce out of his temple, and my crie did enter into his eares.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
Then the earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of the heauens mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.
9 Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
Smoke went out at his nostrels, and consuming fire out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
He bowed the heauens also, and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.
11 He rode on a cherub, and flew; and he glided on the wings of the wind.
And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and hee was seene vpon the winges of the winde.
12 He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy around him thick clouds dark with water.
And hee made darkenesse a Tabernacle round about him, euen the gatherings of waters, and the cloudes of the ayre.
13 From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed on, with hailstones and coals of fire.
At the brightnesse of his presence the coles of fire were kindled.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
The Lord thundred from heauen, and the most hie gaue his voyce.
15 And he sent out arrows and scattered them, and he shot lightning bolts and routed them.
He shot arrowes also, and scattered them: to wit, lightning, and destroyed them.
16 Then 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.
The chanels also of the sea appeared, euen the foundations of the worlde were discouered by the rebuking of the Lord, and at the blast of the breath of his nostrels.
17 He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
He sent from aboue, and tooke me: hee drewe me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie, but the Lord was my stay,
20 He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And brought me foorth into a large place: he deliuered me, because he fauoured me.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: according to the purenesse of mine handes he recompensed me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.
For all his lawes were before me, and his statutes: I did not depart therefrom.
24 I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
I was vpright also towarde him, and haue kept me from my wickednesse.
25 Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
Therefore the Lord did reward me according to my righteousnesse, according to my purenesse before his eyes.
26 With the faithful you show yourself faithful. With the innocent you show yourself innocent.
With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
27 With the pure you show yourself pure. And with the crooked you show yourself tortuous.
With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the frowarde thou wilt shew thy selfe frowarde.
28 You save a humble people, but the eyes of the proud you will bring low.
Thus thou wilt saue the poore people: but thine eyes are vpon the hautie to humble them.
29 For you light my lamp. The LORD my God lights up my darkness.
Surely thou art my light, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkenes.
30 For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
For by thee haue I broken through an hoste, and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
The way of God is vncorrupt: the word of the Lord is tryed in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 For who is God, besides the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God,
For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mightie, saue our God?
33 the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way blameless?
God is my strength in battel, and maketh my way vpright.
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer, and sets me on my high places.
He maketh my feete like hindes feete, and hath set me vpon mine hie places.
35 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
He teacheth mine handes to fight, so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes.
36 You have also given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand holds me up, and your help has made me great.
Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation, and thy louing kindnesse hath caused me to increase.
37 You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
Thou hast inlarged my steppes vnder me, and mine heeles haue not slid.
38 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
I haue pursued mine enemies and destroyed them, and haue not turned againe vntill I had consumed them.
39 And I consumed them, and struck them through, so that they did not rise. And they fell beneath my feet.
Yea, I haue consumed them and thrust them through, and they shall not arise, but shall fall vnder my feete.
40 For you have equipped me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
For thou hast girded me with power to battell, and them that arose against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
41 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
And thou hast giuen me the neckes of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 They cry out, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
They looked about, but there was none to saue them, euen vnto the Lord, but he answered them not.
43 Then I ground them as fine as the dust on the surface of a path. Like the mud in the streets, I trampled them.
Then did I beate them as small as the dust of the earth: I did treade them flat as the clay of the streete, and did spread them abroad.
44 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.
Thou hast also deliuered me from the contentions of my people: thou hast preserued me to be the head ouer nations: the people which I knewe not, doe serue me.
45 As soon as they hear of me they obey me. Foreigners come cringing to me;
Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.
46 they are not bound in chains.
Strangers shall shrinke away, and feare in their priuie chambers.
47 The LORD lives. Blessed be my rock. Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
Let the Lord liue, and blessed be my strength: and God, euen the force of my saluation be exalted.
48 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me,
It is God that giueth me power to reuenge me, and subdue the people vnder me,
49 who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You protect me from the violent man.
And rescueth me from mine enemies: (thou also hast lift me vp from them that rose against me, thou hast deliuered me from the cruell man.
50 Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
Therefore I will praise thee, O Lord amog the nations, and will sing vnto thy Name)
51 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his descendants, until forever."
He is the tower of saluation for his King, and sheweth mercie to his anointed, euen to Dauid, and to his seede for euer.
