2 Samuel 22
1 And David spake unto 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 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, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
And the song was thus: O Lord, my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer,
3 The God of my rock, in him will I trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; my saviour, thou savest me from violence.
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 will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine 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 compassed me, the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
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 the LORD, yea, I called unto my God: and 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 heaven moved and were shaken, because he was wroth.
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 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and 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; and thick darkness was under his feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down, and [there was] darkness under his feet.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon the cherubs and did fly, and was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
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 At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and 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; lightning, and discomfited 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 the LORD, 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, 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 them that 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 upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
The days of my affliction prevented me; but the Lord was my stay.
20 He brought me forth also 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 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
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 the LORD, 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 judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
For all his judgements and his ordinances [were] before me: I departed not from them.
24 I was also perfect toward him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
And I shall be blameless before him, and will keep myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eyesight.
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 merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, with the perfect man thou wilt shew thyself perfect;
With the holy you will be holy, and with the perfect man you will be perfect,
27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward.
and with the excellent you will be excellent, and with the froward you will be froward.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
And you will save the poor people, and will bring down the eyes of the haughty.
29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
For you, Lord, [are] my lamp, and the Lord shall shine forth to me in my darkness.
30 For by thee I run upon a troop: by my God do 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 the LORD is tried; he is a shield unto all them that trust 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, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
Who [is] strong, but the Lord? and who will be a Creator except our God?
33 God is my strong fortress: and he guideth the perfect in his way.
[It is] the Mighty One who strengthens me with might, and has prepared my way without fault.
34 He maketh his feet like hinds’ [feet]: and setteth me upon my high places.
He makes my feet like hart's feet, and sets me upon the high places.
35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
He teaches my hands to war, and has broken a brazen bow by my arm.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
And you have given me the shield of my salvation, and your propitious dealing has increased me,
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
so as to make room under me for my going, and my legs did not totter.
38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
I will pursue my enemies, and will utterly destroy them; and I will not turn again till I have consumed them.
39 And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, that they cannot arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet.
And I will crush them, and they shall not rise; and they shall fall under my feet.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued under me those that 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 Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, that I might cut off them that hate me.
And you have caused mine enemies to flee before me, even them that hated me, and you have slain them.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
They shall cry, and there shall be no helper; to the Lord, but he hearkens not to them.
43 Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
And I ground them as the dust of the earth, I beat them small as the mire of the streets.
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: a people whom I have not known shall 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 The strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
The strange children feigned [obedience] to me; they listened to me as soon as they heard.
46 The strangers shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.
The strange children shall be cast away, and shall be overthrown out of their hiding places.
47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of 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 that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down peoples under me,
The Lord who avenges me [is] strong, chastening the nations under me,
49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me: thou deliverest 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 give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto thy name.
Therefore will I confess to you, O Lord, amongst the Gentiles, and sing to your name.
51 Great deliverance giveth he to his king: and sheweth lovingkindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
He magnifies the salvation of his king, and works mercy for his anointed, even for David and for his seed for ever.
