2 Samuel 22
1 David spoke to YHWH the words of this song in the day that YHWH 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 in which the Lord rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2 and he said, "YHWH is my Rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.
And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
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.
my God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: [he is] my protector, and the horn of my salvation, my helper, and my sure refuge; you shall save me from the unjust man.
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, and I shall be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me.
For the troubles of death compassed me, the floods of iniquity amazed me:
the pangs of death surrounded me, the agonies of death prevented me. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon YHWH, and I cried out to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came into his ears.
When I am afflicted I will call upon the Lord, and will cry to my God, and he shall hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
And the earth was troubled and quaked, and the foundations of heaven were confounded and torn asunder, because the Lord was angry with them.
9 Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire out of his mouth devours: coals were kindled at it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and [there was] darkness under his feet.
11 He rode on a cherub, and flew; and he soared on the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, and was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy around him thick clouds dark with water.
And he made darkness his hiding-place; his tabernacle round about him was the darkness of waters, he condensed it with the clouds of the air.
13 From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed on, with hailstones and coals of fire.
At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
14 YHWH thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
The Lord thundered out of heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out arrows and scattered them, and he shot lightning bolts and routed them.
And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, and he flashed lightning, and dismayed them.
16 Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of YHWH, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
And the channels of the sea were seen, and the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his anger.
17 He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
He sent from above and took me; he drew 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 delivered me from my strong enemies, from them that hated me, for they were stronger than I.
19 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but YHWH was my support.
The days of my affliction prevented me; 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 he brought me into a wide place, and rescued me, because he delighted in me.
21 YHWH rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
And the Lord recompensed me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands did he recompense me.
22 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Because, I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not wickedly depart from my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.
For all his judgements and his ordinances [were] before me: I departed not from them.
24 I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
And I shall be blameless before him, and will keep myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore YHWH has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands in his eye-sight.
26 With the faithful you show yourself faithful. With the innocent you show yourself innocent.
With the holy you will be holy, and with the perfect man you will be perfect,
27 With the pure you show yourself pure. And with the crooked you show yourself tortuous.
and with the excellent you will be excellent, and with the froward you will be froward.
28 You save a humble people, but the eyes of the proud you will bring low.
And you will save the poor people, and will bring down the eyes of the haughty.
29 For you light my lamp. YHWH my God lights up my darkness.
For you, Lord, [are] my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.
30 For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
For by you shall I run [as] a girded man, and by my God shall I leap over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of YHWH is pure. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
As for the Mighty One, his way [is] blameless: the word of the Lord [is] strong [and] tried in the fire: he is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
32 For who is God, besides YHWH? Who is a rock, besides our God,
Who [is] strong, but the Lord? and who will be a Creator except our God?
33 the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way blameless?
[It is] the Mighty One who strengthens me with might, and has prepared my way without fault.
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer, and sets me on my high places.
He makes my feet like hart's feet, and sets me upon the high places.
35 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
He teaches my hands to war, and has broken a brazen bow by my arm.
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.
And you have given me the shield of my salvation, and your propitious dealing has increased me,
37 You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
so as to make room under me for my going, and my legs did not totter.
38 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.
39 And I consumed them, and struck them through, so that they did not rise. And they fell beneath my feet.
And I will crush them, and they shall not rise; and they shall fall under my feet.
40 For you have equipped me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
And you shall strengthen me with power for the war; you shall cause them that rise up against me to bow down under me.
41 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
And you have caused mine enemies to flee before me, even them that hated me, and you have slain them.
42 They cry out, but there was none to save; even to YHWH, but he did not answer them.
They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; to the Lord, but he hearkens not to them.
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.
And I ground them as the dust of the earth, I beat them small as the mire of the streets.
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.
And you shall deliver me from the striving of the peoples, you shall keep me [to be] the head of the Gentiles: a people which I knew not served me.
45 As soon as they hear of me they obey me. Foreigners come cringing to me;
The strange children feigned [obedience] to me; they listened to me as soon as they heard.
46 they are not bound in chains.
The strange children shall be cast away, and shall be overthrown out of their hiding places.
47 YHWH lives. Blessed be my rock. Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
The Lord lives, and blessed [be] my guardian, and my God, my strong keeper, shall be exalted.
48 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me,
The Lord who avenges me [is] strong, chastening the nations under 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 bringing me out from my enemies: and you shall set me on high from amongst those that rise up against me: you shall deliver me from the violent man.
50 Therefore I will praise you, YHWH, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
Therefore will I confess to you, O Lord, amongst the Gentiles, and sing to your 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 magnifies the salvation of his king, and works mercy for his anointed, even for David and for his seed for ever.
