2 Samuel 22
1 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,
And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2 and he saith: 'Jehovah [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 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!
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
4 The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. (Sheol h7585)
7 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,
In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
8 And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!
Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
9 Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10 And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
11 And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12 And He setteth darkness Round about Him — tabernacles, Darkness of waters — thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14 Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
16 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.
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17 He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18 He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,
They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.
He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
21 Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all His judgments [are] before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.
For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25 And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
26 With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27 With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28 And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
30 For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 God! Perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He [is] to all those trusting in Him.
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
32 For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
34 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
38 I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39 And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.
I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
40 And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41 And mine enemies — Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me — and I cut them off.
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
42 They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but He did not answer.
43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small — I spread them out!
I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 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.
You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
47 Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
48 God — who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
49 And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.
who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50 Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!'
Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
