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 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,
2 and he said, "YHWH is my Rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.
and he says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
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 [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!
4 I call on YHWH, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me.
When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, The snares of death have been before 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.
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,
8 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
And the earth shakes and trembles, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He has wrath!
9 Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
11 He rode on a cherub, and flew; and he soared on the wings of the wind.
And He rides on a cherub and flies, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy around him thick clouds dark with water.
And He sets darkness around Him [for His] dwelling places, Darkness of waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed on, with hailstones and coals of fire.
From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
14 YHWH thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
15 And he sent out arrows and scattered them, and he shot lightning bolts and routed them.
And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles 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 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.
17 He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
He sends from above—He takes me, He draws 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 delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
19 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but YHWH was my support.
They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
20 He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
21 YHWH rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
YHWH repays me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
22 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done 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 judgments [are] before me, As for His statutes, I do not turn from them.
24 I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
And I am perfect before Him, And I 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 YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
26 With the faithful you show yourself faithful. With the innocent you show yourself innocent.
With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
27 With the pure you show yourself pure. And with the crooked you show yourself tortuous.
With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
28 You save a humble people, but the eyes of the proud you will bring low.
And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
29 For you light my lamp. YHWH my God lights up my darkness.
For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
30 For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap 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.
God—His way [is] perfect, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
32 For who is God, besides YHWH? Who is a rock, besides our God,
For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?
33 the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way blameless?
God—my bulwark, [my] strength, And He makes my way perfect;
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer, and sets me on my high places.
Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
35 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
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 give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
37 You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
38 I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
39 And I consumed them, and struck them through, so that they did not rise. And they fell beneath my feet.
And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and 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 gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
41 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
42 They cry out, but there was none to save; even to YHWH, but he did not answer them.
They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered 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 beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!
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 deliver me From the strivings of my people, You place me for a head of nations; A people I have not known serve me.
45 As soon as they hear of me they obey me. Foreigners come cringing to me;
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
46 they are not bound in chains.
Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
47 YHWH lives. Blessed be my rock. Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.
48 even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me,
God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples 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 forth from my enemies, Indeed, You raise me up above my withstanders. You deliver me from a man of violence.
50 Therefore I will praise you, YHWH, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise 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."
Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
