2 Samuel 22
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1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this verse, in the day that the Lord freed him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2 And he said: "The Lord is my rock, and my strength, and my Savior.
3 I will hope in him. God is my strong one, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. He lifts me up, and he is my refreshment. You, O my Savior, will free me from iniquity.
4 I will call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy; and I will be saved from my enemies.
5 For the pangs of death have encircled me. The torrents of Belial have terrified me.
6 The ropes of Hell have encompassed me. The snares of death have intercepted me.
7 In my tribulation, I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry out to my God. And he will heed my voice from his temple, and my outcry will reach his ears.
8 The earth was shaken, and it quaked. The foundations of the mountains were struck together and violently shaken, because he was angry with them.
9 Smoke ascends from his nostrils, and fire from his mouth will devour; coals have been kindled by it.
10 He bent down the heavens, and it descended; and a fog was beneath his feet.
11 And he climbed upon the cherubim, and he flew; and he slid upon the wings of the wind.
12 He set darkness as a hiding place around himself, with waters sifted from the clouds of the heavens.
13 By means of the brightness of his glance, coals of fire were kindled.
14 The Lord will thunder from heaven; and the Most High will utter his voice.
15 He shot arrows, and he scattered them; lightning, and he consumed them.
16 And the overflow of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the globe were revealed, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the exhale of the breath of his fury.
17 He sent from on high, and he took me up. And he drew me out of many waters.
18 He freed me from my most powerful enemy and from those who had hated me. For they were too strong for me.
19 He went before me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my firmament.
20 And he led me out to a wide-open place. He freed me, because I was pleasing to him.
21 The Lord will reward me according to my justice. And he will repay me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 For I have kept to the ways of the Lord, and I have not acted impiously before my God.
23 For all his judgments are in my sight. And I have not removed his precepts from me.
24 And I shall be perfect with him. And I shall guard myself from my own iniquity.
25 And the Lord will recompense me according to my justice, and according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes.
26 With the holy one, you will be holy, and with the strong one, you will be perfect.
27 With the elect one, you will be elect, and with the perverse one, you will be perverse.
28 And you will bring to salvation the poor people, and you will humble the exalted with your eyes.
29 For you are my lamp, O Lord. And you, O Lord, will illuminate my darkness.
30 For in you, I will run girded. In my God, I will leap over the wall.
31 God, his way is immaculate; the eloquence of the Lord is an exacting fire. He is the shield of all who hope in him.
32 Who is God except the Lord? And who is strong except our God?
33 God, he has girded me with fortitude, and he has made my way perfect:
34 making my feet like the feet of the stag, and stationing me upon my exalted places,
35 teaching my hands to do battle, and making my arms like a bow of brass.
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation. And your mildness has multiplied me.
37 You will enlarge my steps under me, and my ankles will not fail.
38 I will pursue my enemies, and crush them. And I will not turn back, until I consume them.
39 I will consume them and break them apart, so that they cannot rise up; they will fall under my feet.
40 You have girded me with strength for the battle. Those who resisted me, you have bent down under me.
41 You have caused my enemies to turn their back to me; they have hatred for me, and I shall destroy them.
42 They will cry out, and there will be no one to save; to the Lord, and he will not heed them.
43 I will wipe them away like the dust of the earth. I will break them apart and crush them, like the mud of the streets.
44 You will save me from the contradictions of my people. You will preserve me to be the head of the Gentiles; a people I do not know shall serve me.
45 The sons of foreigners, who will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will be obedient to me.
46 The foreigners flowed away, but they will be drawn together in their anguishes.
47 The Lord lives, and my God is blessed. And the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted.
48 God gives me vindication, and he casts down the peoples under me.
49 He leads me away from my enemies, and he lifts me up from those who resist me. You will free me from the iniquitous man.
50 Because of this, I will confess to you, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and I will sing to your name:
51 magnifying the salvation of his king, and showing mercy to David, his Christ, and to his offspring forever."
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2 Samuel 22
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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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