2 Samuel 22
22
David Sings to the Lord
(Psalm 18.1-50)
1David sang a song to the Lord after the Lord had rescued him from his enemies, especially Saul. These are the words to David's song:
2Our Lord and our God,
you are my mighty rock,#22.2 mighty rock: The Hebrew text has “rock,” which is sometimes used in poetry to compare the Lord to a mountain where his people can run for protection from their enemies.
my fortress, my protector.
3You are the rock
where I am safe.
You are my shield,
my powerful weapon,#22.3 powerful weapon: The Hebrew has “the horn,” which refers to the horn of a bull, one of the most powerful animals in ancient Palestine.
and my place of shelter.
You rescue me and keep me
safe from violence.
4I praise you, our Lord!
I prayed to you,
and you rescued me
from my enemies.
5Death, like ocean waves,
surrounded me,
and I was almost swallowed
by its flooding waters.
6Ropes from the world
of the dead
had coiled around me,
and death had set a trap
in my path.
7I was in terrible trouble
when I called out to you,
but from your temple
you heard me
and answered my prayer.
8Earth shook and shivered!
The columns supporting the sky#22.8 columns … sky: The sky was sometimes described as a dome that was held up by a foundation or pillars.
rocked back and forth.
You were angry
9and breathed out smoke.
Scorching heat and fiery flames
spewed from your mouth.
10You opened the heavens
like curtains,
and you came down
with storm clouds
under your feet.
11You rode on the backs
of flying creatures.#22.11 flying creatures: These were supernatural beings (see the note at 6.2).
You appeared#22.11 appeared: Most Hebrew manuscripts; some Hebrew manuscripts “swooped down” (see Psalm 18.10).
with the wind as wings.
12Darkness was your tent!
Thunderclouds filled the sky,
hiding you from sight.
13Fiery coals lit up the sky
in front of you.
14 Lord Most High, your voice
thundered from the heavens.
15You scattered your enemies
with arrows of lightning.
16You roared at the sea,
and its deepest channels
could be seen.
You snorted,
and the earth shook
to its foundations.
17You reached down from heaven,
and you lifted me
from deep in the ocean.
18You rescued me from enemies
who were hateful
and too powerful for me.
19On the day disaster struck,
they came and attacked,
but you defended me.
20When I was fenced in,
you freed and rescued me
because you love me.
21You are good to me, Lord,
because I do right,
and you reward me
because I am innocent.
22I do what you want
and never turn to do evil.
23I keep your laws in mind
and never turn away
from your teachings.
24I obey you completely
and guard against sin.
25You have been good to me
because I do right;
you have rewarded me
for being innocent
by your standards.
26You are always loyal
to your loyal people,
and you are faithful
to the faithful.
27With all who are sincere
you are sincere,
but you treat the unfaithful
as their deeds deserve.
28You rescue the humble,
but you look for ways
to put down the proud.
29Our Lord and God,
you are my lamp.
You turn darkness to light.
30You help me defeat armies
and capture cities.
31Your way is perfect, Lord,
and your word is correct.
You are a shield for those
who run to you for help.
32You alone are God!
Only you are a mighty rock.#22.32 mighty rock: See the note at 22.2.
33You are my strong fortress,
and you set me free.
34 #
Hb 3.19. You make my feet run as fast
as those of a deer,
and you help me stand
on the mountains.
35You teach my hands to fight
and my arms to use
a bow of bronze.
36You alone are my shield,
and by coming to help me,
you have made me famous.
37You clear the way for me,
and now I won't stumble.
38I kept chasing my enemies
until I caught them
and destroyed them.
39I destroyed them!
I stuck my sword
through my enemies,
and they were crushed
under my feet.
40You helped me win victories
and forced my attackers
to fall victim to me.
41You made my enemies run,
and I killed them.
42They cried out for help,
but no one saved them;
they called out to you,
but there was no answer.
43I ground them to dust,
and I squashed them
like mud in the streets.
44You rescued me
from my stubborn people
and made me the leader
of foreign nations,
who are now my slaves.
45They obey and come crawling.
46They have lost all courage
and from their fortresses
they come trembling.
47You are the living Lord!
I will praise you!
You are a mighty rock.#22.47 mighty rock: See the note at 22.2.
I will honor you
for keeping me safe.
48You took revenge for me,
and you put nations
in my power.
49You protected me
from violent enemies,
and you made me much greater
than all of them.
50 #
Ro 15.9. I will praise you, Lord,
and I will honor you
among the nations.
51You give glorious victories
to your chosen king.
Your faithful love for David
and for his descendants
will never end.
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2 Samuel 22
22
David’s Song of Deliverance
Ps 18:1–50
1#Ex 15:1; Jdg 5:1Now on the day the Lord delivered him from the hand of all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul, David spoke to the Lord the words of this song. 2#Ps 31:3; 71:3He said:
The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
3#Ge 15:1; Ps 9:9 the God of my strength, in whom I will trust;
my shield and the horn of my salvation,
my fortress and my sanctuary;
my Savior, You save me from violence.
4#Ps 48:1; 96:4 I call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy,
and I am saved from my enemies.
5#Ps 69:14–15; Jnh 2:3 When the waves of death encompassedme,
the currents of destruction made me afraid.
6#Ps 116:3 The ropes of Sheol were wrapped aroundme;
the snares of death were opposite me.
7#Ps 116:4; 120:1 In my distress I called on the Lord,
and cried out to my God;
from His temple He heard my voice.
My cry reached His ears.
8#Jdg 5:4; Job 26:11 Then the earth quaked and trembled;
the foundations of the heavens rumbled and shook,
because He was angry.
9#Heb 12:29 Smoke rose from His nostrils,
devouring fire from His mouth;
coals blazed forth from Him.
10#1Ki 8:12; Ps 97:2 He bowed the heaven as He came down,
with thick darkness under His feet.
11#Ps 104:3 He rode upon a cherub as He flew,
and appeared upon the wings of the wind.
12#2Sa 22:10 He made darkness canopies around Him,
dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
13#2Sa 22:9 From the brightness before Him
embers of fire are kindled.
14#1Sa 2:10; Job 37:2–5 The Lord thundered from heaven,
and the Most High uttered His voice.
15#Dt 32:23; Jos 10:10 He sent out arrows and dispersed them;
with lightning He sent them into confusion.
16#Na 1:4 The channels of the sea appeared,
the foundations of the world were exposed
with the rebuke of the Lord,
from the blast of breath from His nostrils.
17#Ps 144:7 He reached from on high and took me;
He drew me out of mighty waters.
18He rescued me from my strong enemy,
from those who hate me;
for they were stronger than I.
19They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
but the Lord was my support.
20#2Sa 15:26; Ps 31:8 He brought me to the open expanse;
He rescued me, for He delighted inme.
21#1Sa 26:23; Ps 24:4 The Lord did for me according to my righteousness;
according to the cleanness of my hands He recompensed me.
22#Ge 18:19; Pr 8:32 For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
and I have not become guilty against my God.
23#Ps 119:30; 119:102 For all His judgments are before me,
and I have not abandoned His statutes.
24#Ge 6:9; 17:1 I am blameless toward Him,
and I have kept myself from guilt.
25#2Sa 22:21 The Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in His sight.
26#Mt 5:7 With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless You prove Yourself blameless;
27#Mt 5:8 with the pure You show Yourself pure;
but with the perverse You show Yourself shrewd.
28#Ps 72:12–13; Isa 5:15 You deliver a humble people;
but Your eyes are upon the exalted to bring them down.
29#Ps 27:1; Job 29:3 For You are my lamp, O Lord;
the Lord illuminates my darkness.
30For by You I can run over a channel;
by my God I can leap over a wall.
31#Dt 32:4; Pr 30:5 As for God, His way is perfect;
the word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in Him.
32#1Sa 2:2 For who is God except the Lord?
And who is a rock except our God?
33God is my strong fortress,
and He sets the blameless on His way.
34#Dt 32:13; 2Sa 2:18 He makes my feet like hinds’ feet;
He sets me on my high places.
35#Ps 144:1 He trains my hand for battle,
so that my arm may bend a bow of bronze.
36#Eph 6:16 You have given me a shield of Your salvation,
and Your humility has made me great.
37#Pr 4:12 You widen my stride under me,
and my feet do stagger.
38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them;
I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39#Mal 4:3 I consumed them and shattered them so that they did not rise;
they fell under my feet.
40#Ps 44:5 You girded me with strength for the battle;
You subjugated under me those who rose up against me.
41#Ex 23:27; Jos 10:24 You caused my enemies to retreat from me;
I destroyed those who hated me.
42#Isa 1:15; 1Sa 28:6 They looked, but there was no one to save them,
to the Lord, but He did not respond.
43#Mic 7:10; Isa 10:6; 2Ki 13:7 I crushed them like the dust of the land,
like the mud of the streets, I ground them and stamped them down.
44#2Sa 8:1–14; Isa 55:5 You have also delivered me from the strivings of my people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
A people whom I have not known will serve me.
45#Ps 66:3; 81:15 Foreigners submit to me, cringing;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.
46#Mic 7:17 Foreigners lose heart;
they gird themselves as they leave their fortresses.
47#Ps 89:26 The Lord lives; blessed be my rock.
May the God of the rock of my salvation be exalted,
48#Ps 144:2; 94:1 the God who gave me retribution
and brought down peoples under me,
49#Ps 140:1 who brought me out from my enemies.
You exalted me above those who rose up against me;
You delivered me from violent ones.
50#Ro 15:9 Therefore, I praise You, O Lord, among the nations;
I sing praises to Your name.
51#Ps 144:10; 2Sa 7:12–13 He is a tower of salvation for His king,
and He acts faithfully toward His anointed,
toward David and his descendants forever.
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