Sh'mu'el Bet (2 Sa) 22

1David said the words of this song to Adonai on the day Adonai delivered him from the power of all his enemies and from the power of Sha’ul. 2He said:

“Adonai is my Rock, my fortress and deliverer,

3the God who is my Rock, in whom I find shelter,

my shield, the power that saves me,

my stronghold and my refuge.

My savior, you have saved me from violence.

4I call on Adonai, who is worthy of praise;

and I am saved from my enemies.

5“For death’s breakers were closing over me,

the floods of B’liya‘al terrified me,

6the ropes of Sh’ol were wrapped around me,

the snares of death lay there before me.

7In my distress I called to Adonai;

yes, I called to my God.

Out of his temple he heard my voice,

and my cry entered his ears.

8“Then the earth quaked and shook,

the foundations of heaven trembled.

They were shaken because he was angry.

9Smoke arose in his nostrils;

and from his mouth, devouring fire,

with coals blazing from it.

10He lowered heaven and came down

with thick darkness under his feet.

11He rode on a keruv and flew,

he was seen on the wings of the wind.

12He made darkness his canopy around him,

thick clouds in the skies dense with water.

13From the brightness before him,

fiery coals flamed out.

14“Adonai thundered from heaven,

Ha‘Elyon sounded his voice.

15He sent out arrows and scattered them;

with lightning he routed them.

16The channels of the sea appeared,

the foundations of the world were exposed

at Adonai’s rebuke,

at the blast of breath from his nostrils.

17“He sent from on high, he took me

and pulled me out of deep water;

18he rescued me from my powerful enemy,

from those who hated me, for they were stronger than I.

19They came against me on my day of calamity,

but Adonai was my support.

20“He brought me out to an open place;

he rescued me, because he took pleasure in me.

21Adonai rewarded me for my uprightness,

he repaid me because my hands were clean.

22“For I have kept the ways of Adonai,

I have not done evil by leaving my God;

23for all his rulings were before me,

I did not depart from his regulations.

24I was pure-hearted toward him

and kept myself from my sin.

25“Hence Adonai repaid me for my uprightness,

according to my purity in his view.

26With the merciful, you are merciful;

with the champion of purity, you are pure;

27with the honest, you are honest;

but with the crooked you are cunning.

28People afflicted, you save;

but when your eyes are on the haughty, you humble them.

29“For you, Adonai, are my lamp;

Adonai lights up my darkness.

30With you I can run through a whole troop of men,

with my God I can leap a wall.

31“As for God, his way is perfect,

the word of Adonai has been tested by fire;

he shields all who take refuge in him.

32For who is God but Adonai,

and who is a Rock but our God?

33“God is my strength and protection;

he makes my way go straight.

34He makes me swift and sure-footed as a deer

and enables me to stand on my high places.

35He trains my hands for war

until my arms can bend a bow of bronze;

36You give me your shield, which is salvation;

your answers make me great.

37You lengthen the steps I can take,

yet my ankles do not turn.

38“I pursued my enemies and wiped them out,

without turning back until they were destroyed.

39I destroyed them, crushed them; they can’t get up;

they have fallen under my feet.

40“For you braced me with strength for the battle

and bent down my adversaries beneath me.

41You made my enemies turn their backs in flight,

so that I could destroy those who hate me.

42“They looked, but there was no one to help,

even to Adonai, but he didn’t answer.

43I pulverized them like dust on the ground,

pounded and stamped on them like mud in the streets.

44“You also freed me from the quarrels of my people.

You kept me to be the head of the nations;

a people I did not know now serve me.

45Foreigners come cringing to me;

the moment they hear of me, they obey me.

46Foreigners lose heart as they stagger from their fortresses.

47“Adonai is alive! Blessed is my Rock!

Exalted be God, the Rock of my salvation,

48the God who gives me vengeance

and makes peoples submit to me.

49He brings me out from my enemies.

You raise me over those who rebel against me,

you rescue me from violent men.

50“So I give thanks to you, Adonai, among the nations;

I sing praises to your name.

51He is a tower of salvation for his king;

he displays grace to his anointed,

to David and his descendants forever.”

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2 Samuel 22

David’s Song of Praise

1David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies. 2He said:

“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my Savior.

3My God is my rock.

I can run to him for safety.

He is my shield and my saving strength,

my defender and my place of safety.

The Lord saves me from those who want to harm me.

4I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,

and I will be saved from my enemies.

5“The waves of death came around me;

the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.

6The ropes of death wrapped around me.

The traps of death were before me.

7In my trouble I called to the Lord;

I cried out to my God.

From his temple he heard my voice;

my call for help reached his ears.

8“The earth trembled and shook.

The foundations of heaven began to shake.

They trembled because the Lord was angry.

9Smoke came out of his nose,

and burning fire came out of his mouth.

Burning coals went before him.

10He tore open the sky and came down

with dark clouds under his feet.

11He rode a creature with wings and flew.

He raced on the wings of the wind.

12He made darkness his shelter,

surrounded by fog and clouds.

13Out of the brightness of his presence

came flashes of lightning.

14The Lord thundered from heaven;

the Most High raised his voice.

15He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies.

His bolts of lightning confused them with fear.

16The Lord spoke strongly.

The wind blew from his nose.

Then the valleys of the sea appeared,

and the foundations of the earth were seen.

17“The Lord reached down from above and took me;

he pulled me from the deep water.

18He saved me from my powerful enemies,

from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.

19They attacked me at my time of trouble,

but the Lord supported me.

20He took me to a safe place.

Because he delights in me, he saved me.

21“The Lord spared me because I did what was right.

Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.

22I have followed the ways of the Lord;

I have not done evil by turning from my God.

23I remember all his laws

and have not broken his rules.

24I am innocent before him;

I have kept myself from doing evil.

25The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right,

because I did what the Lord said was right.

26“Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal,

and you are good to those who are good.

27You are pure to those who are pure,

but you are against those who are evil.

28You save the humble,

but you bring down those who are proud.

29Lord, you give light to my lamp.

The Lord brightens the darkness around me.

30With your help I can attack an army.

With God’s help I can jump over a wall.

31“The ways of God are without fault;

the Lord’s words are pure.

He is a shield to those who trust him.

32Who is God? Only the Lord.

Who is the Rock? Only our God.

33God is my protection.

He makes my way free from fault.

34He makes me like a deer that does not stumble;

he helps me stand on the steep mountains.

35He trains my hands for battle

so my arms can bend a bronze bow.

36You protect me with your saving shield.

You have stooped to make me great.

37You give me a better way to live,

so I live as you want me to.

38I chased my enemies and destroyed them.

I did not quit till they were destroyed.

39I destroyed and crushed them

so they couldn’t rise up again.

They fell beneath my feet.

40You gave me strength in battle.

You made my enemies bow before me.

41You made my enemies turn back,

and I destroyed those who hated me.

42They called for help,

but no one came to save them.

They called to the Lord,

but he did not answer them.

43I beat my enemies into pieces,

like dust on the ground.

I poured them out and walked on them

like mud in the streets.

44“You saved me when my people attacked me.

You kept me as the leader of nations.

People I never knew serve me.

45Foreigners obey me.

As soon as they hear me, they obey me.

46They all become afraid

and tremble in their hiding places.

47“The Lord lives!

May my Rock be praised!

Praise God, the Rock, who saves me!

48God gives me victory over my enemies

and brings people under my rule.

49He frees me from my enemies.

“You set me over those who hate me.

You saved me from violent people.

50So I will praise you, Lord, among the nations.

I will sing praises to your name.

51The Lord gives great victories to his king.

He is loyal to his appointed king,

to David and his descendants forever.”

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