2 Samuel 22
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1 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, 2and he said:
“The LORD is my rock,
my fortress,
and my deliverer, even mine;
3 God is my rock in whom I take refuge;
my shield, and the horn of my salvation,
my high tower, and my refuge.
My savior, you save me from violence.
4 I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised;
So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5 For the waves of death surrounded me.
The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6 The cords of Sheol#22:6 Sheol is the place of the dead. were around me.
The snares of death caught me.
7 In my distress, I called on the LORD.
Yes, I called to my God.
He heard my voice out of his temple.
My cry came into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled.
The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken,
because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up out of his nostrils.
Consuming fire came out of his mouth.
Coals were kindled by it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down.
Thick darkness was under his feet.
11 He rode on a cherub, and flew.
Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a shelter around himself,
gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13At the brightness before him,
coals of fire were kindled.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven.
The Most High uttered his voice.
15 He sent out arrows and scattered them,
lightning and confused them.
16 Then the channels of the sea appeared.
The foundations of the world were laid bare by the LORD’s rebuke,
at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from on high and he took me.
He drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19 They came on me in the day of my calamity,
but the LORD was my support.
20 He also brought me out into a large place.
He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness.
He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 For I have kept the LORD’s ways,
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his ordinances were before me.
As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.
24 I was also perfect toward him.
I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful.
With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
27 With the pure you will show yourself pure.
With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
28 You will save the afflicted people,
but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.
29 For you are my lamp, LORD.
The LORD will light up my darkness.
30 For by you, I run against a troop.
By my God, I leap over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect.
The LORD’s word is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God, besides the LORD?
Who is a rock, besides our God?
33God is my strong fortress.
He makes my way perfect.
34 He makes his feet like hinds’ feet,
and sets me on my high places.
35 He teaches my hands to war,
so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
36 You have also given me the shield of your salvation.
Your gentleness has made me great.
37 You have enlarged my steps under me.
My feet have not slipped.
38 I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them.
I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
39 I have consumed them,
and struck them through,
so that they can’t arise.
Yes, they have fallen under my feet.
40 For you have armed me with strength for the battle.
You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41 You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
that I might cut off those who hate me.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save;
even to the LORD, but he didn’t answer them.
43Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth.
I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.
44 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 The foreigners will submit themselves to me.
As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
46 The foreigners will fade away,
and will come trembling out of their close places.
47 The LORD lives!
Blessed be my rock!
Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48even the God who executes vengeance for me,
who brings down peoples under me,
49who brings me away from my enemies.
Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me.
You deliver me from the violent man.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to you, LORD, among the nations,
and will sing praises to your name.
51 He gives great deliverance to his king,
and shows loving kindness to his anointed,
to David and to his offspring, forever more.”
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2 Samuel 22
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David’s Song of Praise to the Lord
1 # 22:1 Chapter 22 This song is also found in Ps. 18. David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.
2The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety.
3He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection.
He is my shield; by his power I am saved.#22:3 by his power I am saved Literally, “He is the horn of my salvation.”
He is my hiding place, my place of safety, high in the hills.
He is my savior, the one
who rescues me from the cruel enemy.
4I called to the Lord for help,
and he saved me from my enemies.
He is worthy of my praise!
5Waves of death were crashing around me.
A deadly flood was carrying me away.
6The ropes of the grave wrapped around me.
Death set its trap right there in front of me.
7In my trouble I called to the Lord.
Yes, I cried out to my God for help.
There in his temple he heard my voice.
He heard my cry for help.
8The earth shook and shivered.
The foundations of heaven trembled.
They shook because he was angry!
9Smoke came from his nose.
Burning flames came from his mouth.
Red-hot coals fell from him.
10He tore open the sky and came down.
He stood on a thick, dark cloud.
11He flew across the sky, riding on a Cherub angel,
gliding on the wings of the wind.
12He wrapped himself in darkness that covered him like a tent.
He was hidden by dark clouds filled with water.
13Out of the brightness before him,
flashes of lightning came down.
14The Lord thundered from the sky.
God Most High let his voice be heard.
15He scattered the enemy with his arrows—
the lightning bolts that threw them into confusion.
16The Lord shouted his command,
and a powerful wind began to blow.#22:16 and … blow Or “and a blast of breath came from his nose.”
Then the bottom of the sea could be seen,
and the earth’s foundations were uncovered.
17The Lord reached down from above and grabbed me.
He pulled me from the deep water.
18He saved me from my powerful enemies, who hated me.
They were too strong for me, so he saved me.
19They attacked me in my time of trouble,
but the Lord was there to support me.
20He was pleased with me, so he rescued me.
He took me to a safe place.
21The Lord rewarded me for doing what is right.
He was good to me because I am innocent.
22The Lord did this because I have obeyed him.
I have not turned against my God.
23I always remembered his laws.
I never stopped following his rules.
24He knows I did nothing that was wrong.
I have kept myself from sinning.
25So the Lord rewarded me for doing what is right.
He could see that I am innocent.
26Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful.
You are good to those who are good.
27You never do wrong to those who have done no wrong.
But you outsmart the wicked, no matter how clever they are.
28You help those who are humble,
but as soon as you see the proud, you humiliate them.
29Lord, you are my lamp.
You, Lord, turn the darkness around me into light.
30With your help I can defeat an army.
If my God is with me, I can climb over enemy walls.
31God’s way is perfect.
The Lord’s promise always proves to be true.
He protects those who trust in him.
32There is no God except the Lord.
There is no Rock except our God.
33God is my strong fortress.
He clears the path I need to take.
34He makes my feet as steady as those of a deer.
Even on steep mountains he keeps me from falling.
35He trains me for war
so that my arms can bend the most powerful bow.
36Lord, you have given me your shield to protect me.
It is your help that has made me great.
37You cleared a path for my feet
so that I could walk without stumbling.
38I chased my enemies and defeated them.
I did not stop until they were destroyed.
39I destroyed my enemies.
I struck them down.
They did not get up again.
They fell under my feet.
40Lord, you made me strong in battle.
You made my enemies fall before me.
41You made my enemies turn and run away.
I destroyed those who hated me.
42They looked for help,
but there was no one to save them.
They cried out to the Lord,
but he did not answer them.
43I beat my enemies to pieces
like dust on the ground.
I smashed them and walked on them
like mud in the streets.
44You saved me from those who fought against me.
You made me the ruler over nations.
People I never knew now serve me.
45Foreigners fall helpless before me!
As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey.
46They lose all their courage
and come out of their hiding places shaking with fear.
47The Lord lives!
I praise my Rock!
How great is my God, the Rock who saves me!
48He is the God who punishes my enemies for me,
the one who puts people under my rule.
49He saves me from my enemies!
You help me defeat those who attack me.
You save me from cruel people.
50Lord, that is why I praise you among the nations.
That is why I sing songs of praise to your name.
51You help your king win battle after battle.
You show your faithful love to your chosen one,#22:51 your chosen one Literally, “his anointed one.”
to David and his descendants forever!
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