2 Samuel 22
1 David sang to Yahweh the words of this song on the day that Yahweh rescued him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
And David speaketh to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah hath delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
2 He prayed, “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, the one who rescues me.
and he saith: 'Jehovah [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
3 God is my rock. I take refuge in him. He is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, the one who saves me from violence.
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 Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!
4 I will call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised, and I will be saved from my enemies.
The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.
5 For the waves of death surrounded me, the rushing waters of destruction overwhelmed me.
When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called to Yahweh; I called to my God; he heard my voice from his temple, and my call for help went into his ears.
In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry [is] in His ears,
8 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the heavens trembled and were shaken, because God was angry.
And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!
9 Smoke went up from out of his nostrils, and blazing fire came out of his mouth. Coals were ignited by it.
Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.
10 He opened the heavens and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
11 He rode on a cherub and flew. He was seen on the wings of the wind.
And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a tent around him, gathering heavy rain clouds in the skies.
And He setteth darkness Round about Him — tabernacles, Darkness of waters — thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the lightning before him coals of fire fell.
From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
14 Yahweh thundered from the heavens. The Most High shouted.
Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
15 He shot arrows and scattered his enemies— lightning bolts and dispersed them.
And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;
16 Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare at the rebuke of Yahweh, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
And seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.
17 He reached down from above; he took hold of me! He pulled me out of the surging water.
He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
18 He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.
19 They came against me on the day of my distress, but Yahweh was my support.
They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,
20 He also brought me out to a wide open place. He saved me because he was pleased with me.
And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.
21 Yahweh has rewarded me to the measure of my righteousness; he has restored me to the measure of the cleanness of my hands.
Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
22 For I have kept the ways of Yahweh and have not acted wickedly by turning from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
23 For all his righteous decrees have been before me; as for his statutes, I have not turned away from them.
For all His judgments [are] before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.
24 I have also been innocent before him, and I have kept myself from sin.
And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
25 Therefore Yahweh has restored me to the measure of my righteousness, to the degree of my cleanness in his sight.
And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
26 To one who is faithful, you show yourself to be faithful; to a man who is blameless, you show yourself to be blameless.
With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
27 With the pure you show yourself pure, but you are perverse to the twisted.
With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
28 You save afflicted people, but your eyes are against the proud, and you bring them down.
And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
29 For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh lights up my darkness.
For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
30 For by you I can run over a barricade; by my God I can leap over a wall.
For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect. The word of Yahweh is pure. He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him.
God! Perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He [is] to all those trusting in Him.
32 For who is God except Yahweh, and who is a rock except our God?
For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?
33 God is my refuge, and he leads the blameless person on his path.
God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
34 He makes my feet swift like a deer and places me on the high hills.
Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
35 He trains my hands for war, and my arms to bend a bow of bronze.
Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your favor has made me great.
And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
37 You have made a wide place for my feet beneath me, so my feet have not slipped.
Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
38 I pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
39 I devoured them and smashed them; they cannot rise. They have fallen under my feet.
And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.
40 You put strength on me like a belt for battle; you put under me those who rise up against me.
And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
41 You gave me the back of my enemies' necks; I annihilated those who hated me.
And mine enemies — Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me — and I cut them off.
42 They cried for help, but no one saved them; they cried out to Yahweh, but he did not answer them.
They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
43 I beat them into fine pieces like dust on the ground, I pulverized them like mud in the streets.
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 rescued me from the disputes of my own people. You have kept me as the head of nations. A people that I have not known serves me.
And — Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.
45 Foreigners were forced to bow to me. As soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
46 The foreigners came trembling out of their strongholds.
Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
47 Yahweh lives! May my rock be praised. May God be exalted, the rock of my salvation.
Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
48 This is the God who executes vengeance for me, the one who brings down peoples under me.
God — who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
49 He sets me free from my enemies. Indeed, you lifted me up above those who rose up against me. You rescue me from violent men.
And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.
Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.
51 God gives great victory to his king, and he shows his covenant loyalty to his anointed one, to David and to his descendants forever.”
Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!'
