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 Yahweh, the words of this song, in the day when Yahweh had rescued 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, —Yahweh, was my mountain crag and my stronghold, and my deliverer—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!
My God, was my rock, I sought refuge in him, —My shield, and my horn of salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, My Saviour! from violence, thou didst save me.
4 The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.
As one worthy to be praised, called I on Yahweh, —And, from my foes, was I saved.
5 When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
When the breakers of death had encompassed me, —the torrents of perdition, made me afraid, —
the meshes of hades, had surrounded me, —the snares of death had 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, called I on Yahweh, Yea, unto my God, did I call, —and he hearkened, out of his temple, unto my voice, and, my cry for help, was in his ears!
8 And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!
Then did the earth shake and quake, the foundations of the heavens, were deeply moved, —yea they did shake, because he was angry,
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 in his nostrils, and, a fire out of his mouth, devoured, —live coals, were kindled from it:
10 And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
Then he stretched out the heavens, and came down, —and, thick gloom, was under his feet;
11 And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, —and was seen on the wings of the wind;
12 And He setteth darkness Round about Him — tabernacles, Darkness of waters — thick clouds of the skies.
And made of the darkness around him, pavilions, —gathering of waters, clouds of vapours.
13 From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
Out of the brightness before him, were kindled live coals of fire;
14 Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
Thunder from the heavens, did Yahweh give forth, —yea, the Highest, uttered his voice;
15 And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;
And he sent forth arrows, and scattered them, —lightning, and confused 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 appeared the channels of the sea, were uncovered the foundations of the world, —at the rebuke of Yahweh, 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 rescued me from my foe, in his might, —from them who hated me, because they were too strong for me:
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,
They confronted me, in the day of my necessity, —then became Yahweh my stay:
20 And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.
And brought out, into a large place, even me, —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.
Yahweh rewarded me, according to my righteousness—according to the cleanness of my hands, he repaid me:
22 For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
For I had kept the ways of Yahweh, —and not broken away from my God;
23 For all His judgments [are] before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.
For, all his regulations, were before me, —and, as for his statutes, I turned not from them.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
So became I blameless towards him, —and kept myself from mine iniquity:
25 And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Yahweh therefore repaid me, according to my righteousness, —according to my pureness before his eyes.
26 With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
With the loving, thou didst show thyself loving, —with the blameless hero, thou didst show thyself blameless;
27 With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
With the pure, thou didst show thyself pure, —but, with the perverse, thou didst shew thyself ready to contend:
28 And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
And, a patient people, thou didst save, —but, thine eyes, were on the lofty—thou layedst them low;
29 For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
For, thou, wast my lamp, O Yahweh, —and, Yahweh, enlightened my darkness;
30 For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For, by thee, I ran through a troop, —by my God, I leapt 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, blameless is his way, —the speech of Yahweh, hath been proved, a shield, he is to all who seek refuge in him.
32 For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?
For who is a GOD, save Yahweh? and who a Rock, save our God?
33 God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
GOD, is my fortress of strength, —and shewed to the blameless his way;
34 Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
Planting my feet like the hinds’, —yea, on my high places, he caused me to stand;
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
Teaching my hands, to war, —so that a bow of bronze was bent by mine arms;
36 And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
Thus didst thou grant me, as a shield, thy salvation, —and, thy condescension, made me great.
37 Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
Thou didst widen my stepping-places, under me, —so that mine ankles faltered not:
38 I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
I pursued my foes, and destroyed them, —and returned not, till they were consumed;
39 And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.
So I consumed them, and crushed them, and they rose not again, —thus fell they under my feet:
40 And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
Thus didst thou gird me with strength, for the battle, —thou subduedst mine assailants under me:
41 And mine enemies — Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me — and I cut them off.
And, as for my foes, thou didst give me their neck, —yea, them who hated me, that I might destroy them:
42 They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
They cried out, but there was none to save, —unto Yahweh, 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 in pieces, like the dust of the earth, —like the clay of the lanes, did I crush them, stamp them down.
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.
Thus didst thou rescue me from the contentions of my people, didst keep me to be the head of nations: —a people whom I had not known, served me;
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
The sons of the foreigner, came cringing unto me, —at the hearing of the ear, they submitted to me, —
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
The sons of the foreigner, were disheartened, and came quaking, out of their fortresses.
47 Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
Yahweh 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,
The GOD who hath avenged me, and brought 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 brought me forth from among my foes, —yea, from mine assailants, hast thou set me on high, 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.
For this cause, will I praise thee, O Yahweh, among the nations, —and, to thy name, will I touch the strings: —
51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!'
Who hath made great the victories of his King, —and shown lovingkindness to his Anointed One, to David and to his Seed, unto times age-abiding.
