2 Samuel 22
22
David’s Psalm of Rescue
1David spoke the words of this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2He said:
“The Lord is my rock and my fortress [on the mountain] and my rescuer; [1 Sam 23:14, 25, 28]
3 # 22:3 Lit the God of my rock. My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge,
My Savior—You save me from violence. [Gen 15:1]
4“I call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.
5“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of #22:5 Heb Belial.destruction overwhelmed and terrified me.
6“The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
7“In my distress I called upon the Lord;
I cried out to my God,
And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice;
My cry for help came into His ears.
8“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the heavens trembled
And were shaken, because He was angry.
9“Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
10“He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
11“He rode on a cherub and flew;
He appeared upon the wings of the wind.
12“He made darkness #22:12 Some mss read His covering.canopies around Him,
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13“Out of the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were set aflame.
14“The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
15“He sent out arrows and scattered them;
Lightning, and confused them.
16“The channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At the rebuke of the Lord,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17“He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of great waters.
18“He rescued me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19“They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.
20“He also brought me out to an open 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.
22“For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not acted wickedly against my God.
23“For all His judgments (legal decisions) were before me,
And from His statutes I did not turn aside.
24“I was also blameless before Him,
And kept myself from wrongdoing.
25“Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His sight.
26“With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless.
27“With the pure You show Yourself pure,
With the perverted You show Yourself astute.
28“And You save the afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate).
29“For You, O Lord, are my lamp;
The Lord illumines and dispels my darkness.
30“For by You I can run upon a troop;
By my God I can leap over a wall.
31“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;
The word of the Lord is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
32“For who is God, besides the Lord?
And who is a rock, besides our God? [1 Sam 2:2]
33“God is my strong fortress;
He sets the blameless in His way.
34“He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift];
He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.
35“He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.
36“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your help and gentleness make me great.
37“You enlarge my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped.
38“I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated).
39“I consumed them and shattered them, so that they did not rise;
They fell under my feet.
40“For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who stood against me.
41“You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat],
And I destroyed those who hated me.
42“They looked, but there was no savior for them—
Even to the Lord [they looked], but He did not answer them.
43“Then I beat them as [small as] the dust of the earth;
I crushed and stamped them as the mire (dirt, mud) of the streets.
44“You also have rescued me from strife with my [own] people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
People whom I have not known served me.
45“Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.
46“Foreigners lose heart;
They come trembling out of their strongholds.
47“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
48“It is God who executes vengeance for me,
And brings down [and disciplines] the peoples under me,
49Who also brings me out from my enemies.
You even lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
50“For this I will give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations;
I will sing praises to Your name.
51“He is a tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and his offspring forever.”
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2 Samuel 22
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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