2 Samuel 22
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1David sang the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord saved him from all his enemies, and from Saul.#22:1. This passage parallels Psalms 18. 2He sang:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior.
3He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power saves me,#22:3. Literally, “horn of my salvation.” he keeps me safe. He is my protector; he is my savior; he saves me from violence.
4I call for help from the Lord, who should be praised, and he saves me from those who hate me.
5The waves of death swept over me; surging waters of destruction flooded over me;
6The grave wound its ropes around me; death set snares for me.
7In my despair I called on the Lord; I called out to my God. He heard my voice from his Temple; my cry for help reached his ears.
8The earth shook to and fro; the foundations of the heavens trembled, shaking because of his anger.
9Smoke came out of his nostrils, and fire from his mouth, burning coals that blazed before him.
10He pushed aside the heavens and came down, with dark clouds beneath his feet.
11Riding on a heavenly being#22:11. Literally, “cherub,” but in English this has become associated with an angelic baby. he flew, swooping on the wings of the wind.
12He hid himself in darkness, covering himself with black rainclouds.
13Burning coals blazed out of his brightness.
14The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He fired his arrows, scattering his enemies,#22:15. Implied. he routed them with his lightning bolts.
16The Lord roared, and by the wind from the breath of his nostrils the valleys of the sea could be seen and the foundations of the earth were uncovered.
17He reached down his hand from above and grabbed hold of me. He dragged me out of the deep water.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and who were much stronger than me.
19They came at me at my worst possible moment,#22:19. Literally, “my day of disaster.” but the Lord supported me.
20He set me free,#22:20. Literally, “brought me out to a spacious place.” he rescued me because he's happy with me.#22:20. Or “he delights in me.”
21The Lord rewarded me because I do what's right; he repaid me because I am innocent.#22:21. Literally, “because of the cleanness of my hands.”
22For I have followed the Lord's ways; I have not sinned by turning away from my God.
23I have kept all his laws in mind; I have not ignored his commandments.
24I am blameless in his sight; I keep myself from sinning.
25The Lord rewarded me for doing what's right. I am innocent in his sight.
26You show trust to those who are trusting; you show integrity to those with integrity,#22:26. The word used here means “complete” or “sound.”
27You show yourself pure to those who are pure, but you show yourself astute to those who are crafty.
28You save the humble, but your eyes watch the proud to bring them down.
29You, Lord, are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness.
30With you, I can charge down a troop of soldiers; with you, my God, I can climb a fortress wall.
31God's way is absolutely right.#22:31. The word used here, often translated as “perfect,” is the same as in 18:25. What the Lord says is trustworthy. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
32For who is God except the Lord? Who is a Rock, except our God?
33God makes me strong and keeps me safe.
34He makes me surefooted like the deer, able to walk the heights in safety.
35He teaches me how to fight in battle; he gives me the strength to draw a bronze bow.
36You protect me with the shield of your salvation; your help has made me great.
37You gave me room to walk, and prevented my feet from slipping.
38I chased my enemies, and caught up with them. I did not turn around until I had destroyed them.
39I struck them down—they couldn't get up. They fell at my feet.
40You made me strong for the battle; you made those who rose up against me kneel low before me.
41You made my enemies run away; I destroyed all my enemies.
42They cried out for help, but no one came to rescue them. They even called out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
43I ground them into dust, like the dust of the earth. I crushed them and threw them out like mud in the street.
44You rescued me from rebellious people; you have kept me as ruler over nations—people I didn't know now serve me.
45Foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey.
46They lose heart, and come trembling in surrender from their strongholds.
47The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! May the God who saves me be praised!
48God avenges me, he puts peoples under me,
49He frees me from those who hate me. You keep me safe from those who rebel against me, you save me from violent men.
50That's why I will praise you among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises about who you are.#22:50. “About who you are”: literally, “to your name”: the concept of name in Hebrew is far more than a simple designation; it refers to the character of the person.
51You have saved the king so often,#22:51. Or “You have given many victories to the king.” showing your trustworthy love to David, your anointed, and to his descendants forever.”
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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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