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 spake unto 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, even mine;
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!
The God of my rock, in him will I trust; my shield and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; my saviour, thou savest 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 mine enemies.
5 When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
The cords of Sheol were round about me: the snares of death came upon 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, yea, I called unto 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 trembled, the foundations of heaven moved and were shaken, 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 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; and 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.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, 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 pavilions round about him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
At the brightness before him coals of fire were kindled.
14 Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
The LORD thundered from heaven, and 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; 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.
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, 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 them that 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 upon me in the day of my calamity: 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.
He brought me forth also 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: 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 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 judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
I was also perfect toward him, and I kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26 With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, with the perfect man thou wilt shew thyself perfect;
27 With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt shew thyself froward.
28 And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
30 For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For by thee I run upon a troop: by my God do 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 tried; he is a shield unto all them that trust in him.
32 For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?
For who is God, save the LORD? 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 guideth the perfect in his way.
34 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
He maketh his 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; so that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
36 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and my feet have not slipped.
38 I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; neither did I turn 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 smitten them through, that they cannot arise; yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle: thou hast subdued 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.
Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, that I might cut off them that hate me.
42 They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
They looked, but there was none to save; even unto 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 beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the streets, 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 also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: a people whom I have not known shall serve me.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
The strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
The strangers shall fade away, and shall come trembling out of their close places.
47 Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation:
48 God — who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, and bringeth down 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.
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me: thou deliverest me from the violent man.
50 Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises unto 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!'
Great deliverance giveth he to his king: and sheweth lovingkindness to his anointed, to David and to his seed, for evermore.
