< 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 Dauid spake the woordes of this song vnto the Lord, what time the Lord had deliuered him out of the handes 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 sayd, The Lord is my rocke and my fortresse, and he that deliuereth mee.
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 strength, in him will I trust: my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie tower and my refuge: my Sauiour, thou hast saued me from violence.
4 The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.
I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praysed: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
5 When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the pangs of death haue compassed me: the floods of vngodlinesse haue made mee afrayd.
6 The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death. (Sheol )
The sorowes of the graue compassed mee about: the snares of death ouertooke mee. (Sheol )
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,
But in my tribulation did I call vpon the Lord, and crie to my God, and he did heare my voyce out of his temple, and my crie did enter into his eares.
8 And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!
Then the earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of the heauens mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.
9 Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.
Smoke went out at his nostrels, and consuming fire out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.
10 And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
He bowed the heauens also, and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.
11 And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and hee was seene vpon the winges of the winde.
12 And He setteth darkness Round about Him — tabernacles, Darkness of waters — thick clouds of the skies.
And hee made darkenesse a Tabernacle round about him, euen the gatherings of waters, and the cloudes of the ayre.
13 From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
At the brightnesse of his presence the coles of fire were kindled.
14 Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
The Lord thundred from heauen, and the most hie gaue his voyce.
15 And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;
He shot arrowes also, and scattered them: to wit, lightning, and destroyed 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 chanels also of the sea appeared, euen the foundations of the worlde were discouered by the rebuking of the Lord, and at the blast of the breath of his nostrels.
17 He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
He sent from aboue, and tooke me: hee drewe me out of many waters.
18 He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.
He deliuered me from my strong enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,
They preuented me in the day of my calamitie, but the Lord was my stay,
20 And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.
And brought me foorth into a large place: he deliuered me, because he fauoured me.
21 Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: according to the purenesse of mine handes he recompensed me.
22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
For I kept the wayes of the Lord, and did not wickedly against my God.
23 For all His judgments [are] before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.
For all his lawes were before me, and his statutes: I did not depart therefrom.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
I was vpright also towarde him, and haue kept me from my wickednesse.
25 And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Therefore the Lord did reward me according to my righteousnesse, according to my purenesse before his eyes.
26 With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
With the godly thou wilt shewe thy selfe godly: with the vpright man thou wilt shew thy selfe vpright.
27 With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
With the pure thou wilt shewe thy selfe pure, and with the frowarde thou wilt shew thy selfe frowarde.
28 And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
Thus thou wilt saue the poore people: but thine eyes are vpon the hautie to humble them.
29 For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
Surely thou art my light, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkenes.
30 For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For by thee haue I broken through an hoste, and by my God haue I leaped ouer a wall.
31 God! Perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He [is] to all those trusting in Him.
The way of God is vncorrupt: the word of the Lord is tryed in the fire: 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 besides the Lord? and who is mightie, saue our God?
33 God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
God is my strength in battel, and maketh my way vpright.
34 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
He maketh my feete like hindes feete, and hath set me vpon mine hie places.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
He teacheth mine handes to fight, so that a bowe of brasse is broken with mine armes.
36 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
Thou hast also giuen me the shield of thy saluation, and thy louing kindnesse hath caused me to increase.
37 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
Thou hast inlarged my steppes vnder me, and mine heeles haue not slid.
38 I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
I haue pursued mine enemies and destroyed them, and haue not turned againe vntill I had consumed them.
39 And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.
Yea, I haue consumed them and thrust them through, and they shall not arise, but shall fall vnder my feete.
40 And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
For thou hast girded me with power to battell, and them that arose against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.
41 And mine enemies — Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me — and I cut them off.
And thou hast giuen me the neckes of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
They looked about, but there was none to saue them, euen vnto the Lord, but 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!
Then did I beate them as small as the dust of the earth: I did treade them flat as the clay of the streete, and did spread them abroad.
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.
Thou hast also deliuered me from the contentions of my people: thou hast preserued me to be the head ouer nations: the people which I knewe not, doe serue me.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
Strangers shalbe in subiection to me: assoone as they heare, they shall obey me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
Strangers shall shrinke away, and feare in their priuie chambers.
47 Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
Let the Lord liue, and blessed be my strength: and God, euen the force of my saluation be exalted.
48 God — who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
It is God that giueth me power to reuenge me, and subdue the people vnder 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.
And rescueth me from mine enemies: (thou also hast lift me vp from them that rose against me, thou hast deliuered me from the cruell man.
50 Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.
Therefore I will praise thee, O Lord amog the nations, and will sing vnto 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!'
He is the tower of saluation for his King, and sheweth mercie to his anointed, euen to Dauid, and to his seede for euer.