2 Samuel 22
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1David spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 1And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2He said: The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, 2He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3my God, my mountain where I seek refuge. My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence. 3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
4I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies. 4I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me. 5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. 6The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7I called to the LORD in my distress; I called to my God. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears. 7In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because He burned with anger. 8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; coals were set ablaze by it. 9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet. 10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. 11He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds. 12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13From the radiance of His presence, flaming coals were ignited. 13From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High projected His voice. 14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He shot arrows and scattered them; He hurled lightning bolts and routed them. 15He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
16The depths of the sea became visible, the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. 16The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17He reached down from heaven and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters. 17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me. 18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my distress, but the LORD was my support. 19They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20He brought me out to a spacious place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. 20He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. 21The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not turned from my God to wickedness. 22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes. 23For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
24I was blameless before Him and kept myself from sinning. 24And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25So the LORD repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. 25So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
26With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless; 26To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27with the pure You prove Yourself pure, but with the crooked You prove Yourself shrewd. 27to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28You rescue an afflicted people, but Your eyes are set against the proud-- You humble them. 28You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 LORD, You are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness. 29For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
30With You I can attack a barrier, and with my God I can leap over a wall. 30For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
31God--His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. 31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock? Only our God. 32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33God is my strong refuge; He makes my way perfect. 33God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights. 34He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
35He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36You have given me the shield of Your salvation; Your help exalts me. 36You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37You widen a place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way. 37You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
38I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out. 38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath my feet. 39I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
40You have clothed me with strength for battle; You subdue my adversaries beneath me. 40You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me. 41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
42They look, but there is no one to save them-- they look to the LORD, but He does not answer them. 42They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
43I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets. 43I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44You have freed me from the feuds among my people; You have appointed me the head of nations; a people I had not known serve me. 44You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
45Foreigners submit to me grudgingly; as soon as they hear, they obey me. 45Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications. 46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
47The LORD lives--may my rock be praised! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted. 47The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
48God--He gives me vengeance and casts down peoples under me. 48the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
49He frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my adversaries; You rescue me from violent men. 49who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50Therefore I will praise You, LORD, among the nations; I will sing about Your name. 50Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
51He is a tower of salvation for His king; He shows loyalty to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever. 51Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
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