2 Samuel 22
1 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,
And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah 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, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My saviour, you save me from violence.
God is my rock, in him will I trust — My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
4 I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me; (Sheol h7585)
7 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.
In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
9 Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
11 He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15 He sent out arrows and scattered them, lightning and confused them.
And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16 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.
And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
19 They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20 He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
Jehovah hath rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22 For I have kept the LORD’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.
For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
24 I was also perfect towards him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
26 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
27 With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
28 You will save the afflicted people, but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.
And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
29 For you are my lamp, LORD. The LORD will light up my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
30 For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 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.
As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 For who is God, besides the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God?
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
34 He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35 He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
36 You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
37 You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
38 I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
39 I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.
And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
40 For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
41 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.
They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
43 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.
And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
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 thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:
45 The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
46 The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
47 The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
48 even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,
The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
49 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.
He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, amongst the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
51 He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”
[It is he] who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.
