2 Samuel 22
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David’s Song of Praise to the Lord
1 # 22:1 Chapter 22 This song is also found in Ps. 18. David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies.
2The Lord is my Rock, my fortress, my place of safety.
3He is my God, the Rock I run to for protection.
He is my shield; by his power I am saved.#22:3 by his power I am saved Literally, “He is the horn of my salvation.”
He is my hiding place, my place of safety, high in the hills.
He is my savior, the one
who rescues me from the cruel enemy.
4I called to the Lord for help,
and he saved me from my enemies.
He is worthy of my praise!
5Waves of death were crashing around me.
A deadly flood was carrying me away.
6The ropes of the grave wrapped around me.
Death set its trap right there in front of me.
7In my trouble I called to the Lord.
Yes, I cried out to my God for help.
There in his temple he heard my voice.
He heard my cry for help.
8The earth shook and shivered.
The foundations of heaven trembled.
They shook because he was angry!
9Smoke came from his nose.
Burning flames came from his mouth.
Red-hot coals fell from him.
10He tore open the sky and came down.
He stood on a thick, dark cloud.
11He flew across the sky, riding on a Cherub angel,
gliding on the wings of the wind.
12He wrapped himself in darkness that covered him like a tent.
He was hidden by dark clouds filled with water.
13Out of the brightness before him,
flashes of lightning came down.
14The Lord thundered from the sky.
God Most High let his voice be heard.
15He scattered the enemy with his arrows—
the lightning bolts that threw them into confusion.
16The Lord shouted his command,
and a powerful wind began to blow.#22:16 and … blow Or “and a blast of breath came from his nose.”
Then the bottom of the sea could be seen,
and the earth’s foundations were uncovered.
17The Lord reached down from above and grabbed me.
He pulled me from the deep water.
18He saved me from my powerful enemies, who hated me.
They were too strong for me, so he saved me.
19They attacked me in my time of trouble,
but the Lord was there to support me.
20He was pleased with me, so he rescued me.
He took me to a safe place.
21The Lord rewarded me for doing what is right.
He was good to me because I am innocent.
22The Lord did this because I have obeyed him.
I have not turned against my God.
23I always remembered his laws.
I never stopped following his rules.
24He knows I did nothing that was wrong.
I have kept myself from sinning.
25So the Lord rewarded me for doing what is right.
He could see that I am innocent.
26Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful.
You are good to those who are good.
27You never do wrong to those who have done no wrong.
But you outsmart the wicked, no matter how clever they are.
28You help those who are humble,
but as soon as you see the proud, you humiliate them.
29Lord, you are my lamp.
You, Lord, turn the darkness around me into light.
30With your help I can defeat an army.
If my God is with me, I can climb over enemy walls.
31God’s way is perfect.
The Lord’s promise always proves to be true.
He protects those who trust in him.
32There is no God except the Lord.
There is no Rock except our God.
33God is my strong fortress.
He clears the path I need to take.
34He makes my feet as steady as those of a deer.
Even on steep mountains he keeps me from falling.
35He trains me for war
so that my arms can bend the most powerful bow.
36Lord, you have given me your shield to protect me.
It is your help that has made me great.
37You cleared a path for my feet
so that I could walk without stumbling.
38I chased my enemies and defeated them.
I did not stop until they were destroyed.
39I destroyed my enemies.
I struck them down.
They did not get up again.
They fell under my feet.
40Lord, you made me strong in battle.
You made my enemies fall before me.
41You made my enemies turn and run away.
I destroyed those who hated me.
42They looked for help,
but there was no one to save them.
They cried out to the Lord,
but he did not answer them.
43I beat my enemies to pieces
like dust on the ground.
I smashed them and walked on them
like mud in the streets.
44You saved me from those who fought against me.
You made me the ruler over nations.
People I never knew now serve me.
45Foreigners fall helpless before me!
As soon as they heard about me, they were ready to obey.
46They lose all their courage
and come out of their hiding places shaking with fear.
47The Lord lives!
I praise my Rock!
How great is my God, the Rock who saves me!
48He is the God who punishes my enemies for me,
the one who puts people under my rule.
49He saves me from my enemies!
You help me defeat those who attack me.
You save me from cruel people.
50Lord, that is why I praise you among the nations.
That is why I sing songs of praise to your name.
51You help your king win battle after battle.
You show your faithful love to your chosen one,#22:51 your chosen one Literally, “his anointed one.”
to David and his descendants forever!
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2 Samuel 22
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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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