2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:
And David spoke unto the Lord the words of this song, and on the day that the Lord had delivered 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;
And he said, Lord, my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my preserver; thou savest me from violence.
God, my rock, in whom I trust; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour! from violence dost thou save me!
4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
Praised, I cried, be the Lord, and from my enemies was I saved.
5 When the waves of death surrounded me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
For the waves of death encompassed me, the floods of destruction made me afraid;
The bonds of hell encircled me, the snares of death seized on me: (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.
[When] in my distress I called upon the Lord, and to my God I cried; and he heard from his temple my voice, and my complaint [entered] into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was angry.
Then shook and trembled the earth; the foundations of the heavens were moved; and they shook, because he was wroth.
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
Smoke went up in his anger, and consuming fire out of his mouth, coals flamed forth from him.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
And he bent the heavens, and came down, and thick darkness was under his feet.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon a cherub, and flew along, and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
And he made darkness round about him into pavilions, heavy masses of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
From the brightness before him flamed forth coals of fire.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered forth his voice.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and smote them.
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid open, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
And then were seen the channels of the sea, there were laid open the foundations of the world; at the rebuke of the Lord, through the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
He stretched out from above [his hand], he took me; he drew me out from the mighty waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
He delivered me from my enemy, the strong, from those that hated me, when they were too mighty for me.
19 They fell upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.
They overcame me on the day of my calamity; but the Lord became my stay;
20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And he brought me forth into a large space: he delivered me, because he had delight in me.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: 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.
For I had kept the ways of the Lord, and had not wickedly departed 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 ordinances were before me, and from none of his statutes did I depart.
24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.
I was also upright toward him, and I guarded myself against my iniquity.
25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
Therefore did the Lord recompense me according to my righteousness, according to my purity before his eyes.
26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
With the kind thou wilt show thyself kind; with the upright mighty man thou wilt show thyself upright.
27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt contend.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt wage a contest.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
And the afflicted people thou wilt save; but thy eyes are upon the haughty, [that] thou mayest bring [them] down.
29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O Lord! and the Lord will enlighten my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
For [aided] by thee I run through a troop: [helped] by my God I leap over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a shield to all them that trust in him.
As for God—his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried; he is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 For who is God, except the LORD? and who is a rock, except our God?
For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
God is my strength and power; and he rendereth free from obstruction my way.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
He maketh my feet like those of the hinds, and upon my high places he causeth me to stand.
35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
He teaches my hands for the war, so that a brazen bow is bent by my arms.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
And thou gavest me the shield of thy salvation; and thy assistance hath made me great.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet have not slipped.
Thou enlargest my steps under me, so that my joints do not slip.
38 I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
I pursue my enemies and destroy them; and I return not again until I have made an end of them.
39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they have fallen under my feet.
And I make an end of them, and I crush them, that they cannot rise; and they fall under my feet.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
For thou hast girded me with strength for the war; thou subduest my opponents under me.
41 Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
And my enemies thou causest to turn their back to me; those that hate me, —that I may destroy them.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he answered them not.
They look about, but there is none to help; unto the Lord—but he answereth them not.
43 Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I stamped them as the mire of the street, and spread them abroad.
And I beat them small as the dust of the earth; as the mire of the street, I stamp them, I tread them down.
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
Thou hast also delivered me from the contests of my people: thou preservest me to be the head of nations, a people which I know not shall serve me.
45 Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
The children of the stranger shall utter flattery unto me; as soon as their ear heareth they shall be obedient unto me.
46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall come trembling out of their fortresses.
The children of the stranger shall fade away, and come forth tottering out of their close places.
47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
The Lord liveth, and blessed be my Rock; and exalted be the God, the Rock of my salvation;
48 It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
The God, that granteth me vengeance, and bringeth down nations under me;
49 And that bringeth me forth from my enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
And that bringeth me forth from my enemies: also above my opponents thou liftest me up, from the man of violence thou deliverest me.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to thy name.
Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the nations, and unto thy name will I sing praises;
51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and he showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
[To] the tower of salvation of his king, and who showeth kindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed forever.
