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 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 saith: 'Jehovah [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and 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!
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 The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
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 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 Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into 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 And shook because he was wroth.
9 Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been 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 And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
11 And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is 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 And He setteth darkness Round about Him — tabernacles, Darkness of waters — thick clouds of the skies.
And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
14 Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15 And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;
And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited 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.
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 sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
18 He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,
They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20 And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.
And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered 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.
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 ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, 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 were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
And Jehovah hath recompensed 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,
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
27 With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
28 And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
29 For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
30 For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over 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 Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33 God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
34 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
36 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
37 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
38 I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
39 And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.
And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
40 And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
41 And mine enemies — Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me — and I cut them off.
And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
42 They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small — I spread them out!
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 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.
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 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
47 Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
48 God — who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under 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.
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 confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.
Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!'
[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.
