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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Shmuel Bais 22
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1And Dovid spoke unto Hashem the devarim of this shirah (song) in the day that Hashem had delivered him out of the palm of all his oyevim (enemies) and out of the palm of Sha'ul:
2And he said, Hashem is my rock, and my matzadah, and my deliverer;
3The Elohei (G-d of) my Tzur; in Him will I trust; He is my mogen, and the keren of my Salvation, my stronghold, and my refuge, my Moshia; Thou savest me from chamas.
4I will call on Hashem, Who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my oyevim.
5When the waves of mavet (death) compassed me, the floods of scoundrels overwhelm me;
6The chevlei Sheol (cords of Sheol) encompassed me; the snares of mavet confronted me;
7In my distress I called upon Hashem, and cried to Elohai; and He did hear my voice out of His Heikhal, and my cry did enter into His oznayim.
8Then ha'aretz shook and trembled; the mosedot (foundations) of Shomayim moved and shook, because He was in wrath.
9There went up an ashan (smoke) out of His nostrils, and eish out of His peh (mouth) devoured; coals were kindled by it.
10He bowed HaShomayim also, and came down; and a dark cloud was under His raglayim.
11And He rode upon a keruv, and did fly; and He was seen upon the wings of the ruach.
12And He made choshech sukkot round about Him, dark mayim, and thick clouds of the skies.
13Through the radiant brightness before Him were coals of eish kindled.
14 Hashem thundered from Shomayim, and Elyon uttered His voice.
15He sent out khitzim, and scattered them; lightning, and vanquished them.
16And the channels of the yam appeared, the mosedot (foundations) of the tevel (world) were uncovered, at the rebuking of Hashem, at the blast of the ruach of His nostrils.
17He sent from on High, He took me; He drew me out of mayim rabbim;
18He delivered me from my strong oyev, and from them that hated me; for they were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my calamity; but Hashem was my support.
20He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because chafetz (He delighted) in me.
21 Hashem rewarded me according to my tzedakah; according to the cleanness of my hands hath He recompensed me.
22For I have been shomer over the drakhei Hashem, and have not wickedly departed from Elohai.#22:22 See Ac 21:21
23For all His mishpatim were before me; as for His chukkot, I did not depart from them.
24I was also tamim (blameless) before Him, and have kept myself from mine avon (iniquity).
25Therefore Hashem hath rewarded me according to my tzedakah; according to my cleanness before His eyesight.
26With the chasid (loyal, the one having chesed, the devout one) Thou wilt show Thyself loyal, and with the Gibbor tamim (blameless man) Thou wilt show Thyself blameless.
27With the pure Thou wilt show Thyself pure; and with the ikkesh (crooked, devious) Thou wilt show Thyself shrewd.
28And the Am oni (afflicted people) Thou wilt save; but Thine eyes are upon the haughty, that Thou mayest bring them down.
29For Thou art my ner (lamp), Hashem; and Hashem will lighten my choshech.
30For by Thee I have run through a troop; by Elohai can I leap over a wall.
31As for G-d, His derech is tamim; the Word of Hashem is proven; He is a mogen (shield) to all them that trust in Him.
32For who is G-d, save Hashem? And who is Tzur, save Eloheinu?
33G-d is my ma'oz and power; and He maketh my derech perfect.
34He maketh my feet like the feet of ayyalot (deer); and maketh me stand upon my high places.
35He teacheth my yadayim for milchamah; so that a keshet nechoshah is bent by mine arms.
36Thou hast also given me the mogen of Thy Salvation; and hath stooped down to make me great.
37Thou hast enlarged my stride under me; so that my karsulayim do not slip.
38I have pursued mine oyevim, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise; indeed, they are fallen under my raglayim.
40For Thou hast girded me with chayil (strength) for milchamah (battle); them that rose up against me hast Thou caused to bow down under me.
41Thou hast also given me victory over the necks of mine oyevim, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42They looked, but there was no moshia; even unto Hashem, but He answered them not.
43Then did I beat them as small as the aphar of eretz, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did scatter them abroad.
44Thou also hast delivered me from the contentions of my people, Thou hast kept me to be Rosh of the Goyim; a people which I knew not shall serve me.#22:44 Mt 28:19
45Foreigners shall submit themselves unto me; as soon as they hear, they shall be mishma'at (obedient) unto me.
46Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their misgerot (strongholds).
47 Hashem liveth; and baruch be my Tzur; and exalted be the Elohei Tzur of my Salvation.
48It is G-d that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the nations under me.
49And that bringeth me forth from mine oyevim; Thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me; Thou hast delivered me from the ish chamasim.
50Therefore I will give thanks unto Thee, Hashem, among the Goyim, and I will sing praises unto Shimecha (Thy Name).
51He is the migdal Yeshu'ot for His melech; and showeth chesed to His Moshiach, unto Dovid, and to his zera ad-olam.
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