2 Samuel 22
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1David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.1David spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from the grasp of all his enemies and from the grasp 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 is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior-- from violent people you save me.3my God, my rock where I seek refuge. My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, you save me from violence.
4"I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.4I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies.
5The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.
6The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7"In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.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.
8The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because he burned with anger.
9Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.9Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.
10He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.10He bent the heavens and came down, total darkness beneath his feet.
11He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness his canopy around him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky.12He made darkness a canopy around him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.13From the radiance of his presence, blazing coals were ignited.
14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.14The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice heard.
15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.15He shot arrows and scattered them; he hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
16The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.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.
17"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep water.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.18He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.20He brought me out to a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
21"The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; he repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God.22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
23All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.23Indeed, I let all his ordinances guide me and have not disregarded his statutes.
24I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.24I was blameless before him and kept myself from my iniquity.
25The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.25So the LORD repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
26"To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,26With the faithful you prove yourself faithful, with the blameless you prove yourself blameless,
27to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.27with the pure you prove yourself pure; but with the crooked you prove yourself shrewd.
28You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.28You rescue an oppressed people, but your eyes are set against the proud--you humble them.
29You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light.29LORD, you are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness.
30With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.30With you I can attack a barricade, and with my God I can leap over a wall.
31"As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD's word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.31God--his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all who take refuge in him.
32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock? Only our God.
33It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.33God is my strong refuge; he makes my way perfect.
34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.34He makes my feet like the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights.
35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.35He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.36You have given me the shield of your salvation; your help exalts me.
37You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.37You make a spacious place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way.
38"I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.38I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
39I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.39I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath my feet.
40You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.40You have clothed me with strength for battle; you subdue my adversaries beneath me.
41You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hate me.
42They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-- to the LORD, but he did not answer.42They look, but there is no one to save them--they look to the LORD, but he does not answer them.
43I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.43I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.
44"You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,44You have freed me from the feuds among my people; you have preserved me as head of nations; a people I had not known serve me.
45foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.45Foreigners submit to me cringing; as soon as they hear, they obey me.
46They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications.
47"The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!47The LORD lives--blessed be my rock! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.
48He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,48God--he grants me vengeance and casts down peoples under me.
49who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.49He frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my adversaries; you rescue me from violent men.
50Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.50Therefore I will give thanks to you among the nations, LORD; I will sing praises about your name.
51"He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever."51He is a tower of salvation for his king; he shows loyalty to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
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