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,
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:
2 and he saith: 'Jehovah [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
and he said, "The LORD 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!
My God, my Rock, in him I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; from violent people he saves me.
4 The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.
I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
5 When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught 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, and I cried out to my God. 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 trembled. The foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
9 Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.
Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
10 And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
11 And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
He rode on a cherub, and flew; and he glided 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 his hiding place, his canopy around him thick clouds dark with water.
13 From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed on, with hailstones and coals of fire.
14 Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
15 And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;
And he sent out arrows and scattered them, and he shot lightning bolts 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.
Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by 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 sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many 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 those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,
They came on me in the day of my 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 also brought me out 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.
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded 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 were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
26 With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
With the faithful you show yourself faithful. With the innocent you show yourself innocent.
27 With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
With the pure you show yourself pure. And with the crooked you show yourself tortuous.
28 And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
You save a humble people, but the eyes of the proud you will bring low.
29 For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
For you light my lamp. The LORD my God lights up my darkness.
30 For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap 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 the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all those 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? Who is a rock, besides our God,
33 God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way blameless?
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 sets me on my high places.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
36 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand holds me up, and your help has made me great.
37 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
38 I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
39 And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.
And I consumed them, and struck them through, so that they did not rise. And they fell beneath my feet.
40 And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
For you have equipped me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41 And mine enemies — Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me — and I cut them off.
You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
42 They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
They cry out, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small — I spread them out!
Then I ground them as fine as the dust on the surface of a path. Like the mud in the streets, I trampled 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.
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.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
As soon as they hear of me they obey me. Foreigners come cringing to me;
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
they are not bound in chains.
47 Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
The LORD lives. Blessed be my rock. Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48 God — who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues 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.
who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You protect me from the violent man.
50 Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.
Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations, and 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!'
He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his descendants, until forever."
