2 Samuel 22
1 And David spake unto Yahweh, the words of this song, in the day when Yahweh had rescued him, out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul;
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,
2 and he said, —Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer—mine;
and he said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
3 My God, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, —My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, My Saviour! from violence, thou didst save me.
God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
4 As one worthy to be praised, called I on Yahweh, —And, from my foes, was I saved.
I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 When the breakers of death had encompassed me, —the torrents of perdition, made me afraid, —
For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress, called I on Yahweh, Yea, unto my God, did I call, —and he hearkened, out of his temple, unto my voice, and, my cry for help, was in his ears!
In my distress, I called on the LORD. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.
8 Then did the earth shake and quake, the foundations of the heavens, were deeply moved, —yea they did shake, because he was angry,
Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
9 There went up a smoke in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, —live coals, were kindled from it:
Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
10 Then he stretched out the heavens, and came down, —and, thick gloom, was under his feet;
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
11 Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, —and was seen on the wings of the wind;
He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12 And made of the darkness around him, pavilions, —gathering of waters, clouds of vapours.
He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 Out of the brightness before him, were kindled live coals of fire;
At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
14 Thunder from the heavens, did Yahweh give forth, —yea, the Highest, uttered his voice;
The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, —lightning, and confused them;
He sent out arrows and scattered them, lightning and confused them.
16 Then appeared the channels of the sea, were uncovered the foundations of the world, —at the rebuke of Yahweh, the blast of the breath of his nostrils;
Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the LORD’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from on high, he took me, —he drew me out of many waters;
He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
18 He rescued me from my foe, in his might, —from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me:
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19 They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, —then became Yahweh my stay:
They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 And brought out, into a large place, even me, —he delivered me, because he delighted in me:
He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 Yahweh rewarded me, according to my righteousness—according to the cleanness of my hands, he repaid me:
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 For I had kept the ways of Yahweh, —and not broken away from my God;
For I have kept the LORD’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For, all his regulations, were before me, —and, as for his statutes, I turned not from them.
For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.
24 So became I blameless towards him, —and kept myself from mine iniquity:
I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Yahweh therefore repaid me, according to my righteousness, —according to my pureness before his eyes.
Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26 With the loving, thou didst show thyself loving, —with the blameless hero, thou didst show thyself blameless;
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
27 With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, —but, with the perverse, thou didst shew thyself ready to contend:
With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
28 And, a patient people, thou didst save, —but, thine eyes, were on the lofty—thou layedst them low;
You will save the afflicted people, but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.
29 For, thou, wast my lamp, O Yahweh, —and, Yahweh, enlightened my darkness;
For you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD will light up my darkness.
30 For, by thee, I ran through a troop, —by my God, I leapt over a wall.
For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
31 As for God, blameless is his way, —the speech of Yahweh, hath been proved, a shield, he is to all who seek refuge in him.
As for God, his way is perfect. The LORD’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
32 For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? and who a Rock, save our God?
For who is God, besides the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God?
33 GOD, is my fortress of strength, —and shewed to the blameless his way;
God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
34 Planting my feet like the hinds’, —yea, on my high places, he caused me to stand;
He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
35 Teaching my hands, to war, —so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms;
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
36 Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation, —and, thy condescension, made me great.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
37 Thou didst widen my stepping-places, under me, —so that mine ankles faltered not:
You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
38 I pursued my foes, and destroyed them, —and returned not, till they were consumed;
I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
39 So I consumed them, and crushed them, and they rose not again, —thus fell they under my feet:
I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.
40 Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, —thou subduedst mine assailants under me:
For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41 And, as for my foes, thou didst give me their neck, —yea, them who hated me, that I might destroy them:
You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
42 They cried out, but there was none to save, —unto Yahweh, but he answered them not.
They looked, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.
43 Then did I beat them in pieces, like the dust of the earth, —like the clay of the lanes, did I crush them, stamp them down.
Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.
44 Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of my people, didst keep me to be the head of nations: —a people whom I had not known, served me;
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.
45 The sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me, —at the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, —
The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
46 The sons of the foreigner, were disheartened, and came quaking, out of their fortresses.
The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
47 Yahweh liveth, and blessed be my rock, —and exalted be the God (of the rock) of my salvation: —
The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48 The GOD who hath avenged me, and brought down peoples under me;
even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,
49 And brought me forth from among my foes, —yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, from the man of violence, hast thou delivered me.
who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
50 For this cause, will I praise thee, O Yahweh, among the nations, —and, to thy name, will I touch the strings: —
Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
51 Who hath made great the victories of his King, —and shown lovingkindness to his Anointed One, to David and to his Seed, unto times age-abiding.
He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”
