2 Samuel 22
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David’s Song of Deliverance
1And David spoke #[Ex. 15:1; Judg. 5:1; 1 Chr. 16:7]to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2#For ver. 1-51, see Ps. 18:2-50 He said,
#
Deut. 32:4; Ps. 31:3; 71:3; 91:2; 144:2 “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
3 # ver. 32, 47 my#22:3 Septuagint (compare Psalm 18:2); Hebrew lacks my God, my rock, #[Heb. 2:13] in whom I take refuge,
# ver. 31; Gen. 15:1 my shield, and #Luke 1:69 the horn of my salvation,
#
Ps. 9:9; 59:9, 16, 17; 62:2, 6; [Prov. 18:10] my stronghold and #Ps. 14:6; 46:7, 11; 71:7; Jer. 16:19my refuge,
my savior; you save me from violence.
4I call upon the Lord, who is #1 Chr. 16:25; Ps. 48:1; 96:4worthy to be praised,
and I am saved from my enemies.
5 # [Ps. 42:7; 93:4; Jonah 2:3] “For the waves of death encompassed me,
the torrents of destruction assailed me;#22:5 Or terrified me
6 #
Ps. 116:3
the cords of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.
7 #
Ps. 116:4; 120:1; Jonah 2:2 “In my distress I called upon the Lord;
to my God I called.
From his temple he heard my voice,
and my cry #Ps. 18:6came to his ears.
8“Then #Judg. 5:4; Ps. 77:18; 97:4 the earth reeled and rocked;
# [Job 26:11] the foundations of the heavens trembled
and quaked, because he was angry.
9Smoke went up from his nostrils,#22:9 Or in his wrath
and devouring fire from his mouth;
# ver. 13 glowing coals flamed forth from him.
10 #
Ps. 144:5 He bowed the heavens and #Isa. 64:1 came down;
# [Ex. 20:21; 1 Kgs. 8:12; Ps. 97:2] thick darkness was under his feet.
11He rode on a cherub and flew;
he was seen on #Ps. 104:3the wings of the wind.
12He made #[See ver. 10 above] darkness around him #Job 36:29his canopy,
thick clouds, a gathering of water.
13Out of the brightness before him
# ver. 9 coals of fire flamed forth.
14 #
Job 37:4; Ps. 29:3 The Lord thundered from heaven,
and the Most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent out #Deut. 32:23; Ps. 7:13; 77:17; 144:6; Hab. 3:11arrows and scattered them;
lightning, and routed them.
16Then the channels of the sea were seen;
the foundations of the world were laid bare,
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the #Ex. 15:8blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 #
Ps. 144:7
“He sent from on high, he took me;
he drew me out of many waters.
18He rescued me from my strong enemy,
from those who hated me,
for they were too mighty for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
but the Lord was my support.
20 #
Ps. 31:8; 118:5 He brought me out into a broad place;
he rescued me, because #See ch. 15:26he delighted in me.
21“The Lord #1 Sam. 26:23; 1 Kgs. 8:32; Ps. 7:8 dealt with me according to my righteousness;
according to the #[Ps. 24:4]cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
22 #
Gen. 18:19; Prov. 8:32 For I have kept the ways of the Lord
and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 #
Ps. 119:30, 102 For all his rules were before me,
and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
24I was #[Gen. 6:9; 17:1; Job 1:1]blameless before him,
and I kept myself from guilt.
25 # [See ver. 21 above] And the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in his sight.
26 # [Matt. 5:7] “With the merciful you show yourself merciful;
with the #[See ver. 24 above]blameless man you show yourself blameless;
27with the purified you deal purely,
and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
28 # [Ps. 72:12, 13] You save a humble people,
# [Isa. 2:11, 12, 17; Luke 1:51] but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29 #
Job 29:3; Ps. 27:1; [ch. 21:17] For you are my lamp, O Lord,
and my God lightens my darkness.
30For by you I can run against a troop,
and by my God I can leap over a wall.
31This God—#Deut. 32:4; Matt. 5:48 his way is perfect;
the #Prov. 30:5 word of the Lord proves true;
he is #ver. 3; Ps. 5:12; 33:20; 59:11; 84:9a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
32“For who is God, but the Lord?
# See ver. 2 And who is a rock, except our God?
33This God is my #ver. 2; Ps. 28:8; 31:3, 4strong refuge
and has made my#22:33 Or his; also verse 34 way blameless.#22:33 Compare Psalm 18:32; Hebrew he has blamelessly set my way free, or he has made my way spring up blamelessly
34 # See ch. 2:18 He made my feet like the feet of a deer
and set me secure #Deut. 32:13; 33:29; Isa. 58:14on the heights.
35 #
Ps. 144:1
He trains my hands for war,
so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36You have given me the shield of your salvation,
and your gentleness made me great.
37 #
Prov. 4:12
You gave a wide place for my steps under me,
and my feet#22:37 Hebrew ankles did not slip;
38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
and did not turn back until they were consumed.
39I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise;
they fell #[Mal. 4:3]under my feet.
40For you equipped me with strength for the battle;
you made #Ps. 44:5; 59:1those who rise against me sink under me.
41You #Ex. 23:27made my enemies turn their backs to me,#22:41 Or You gave me my enemies’ necks
those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
42They looked, but there was none to save;
they cried to the Lord, but #1 Sam. 28:6; Prov. 1:28; [Isa. 1:15; Mic. 3:4]he did not answer them.
43I beat them fine #2 Kgs. 13:7 as the dust of the earth;
I crushed them and stamped them down #Isa. 10:6; Mic. 7:10; Zech. 10:5like the mire of the streets.
44“You delivered me from strife with my people;#22:44 Septuagint with the peoples
you kept me as the head of #See ch. 8:1-14 the nations;
#
Isa. 55:5
people whom I had not known served me.
45Foreigners came cringing to me;
as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
46Foreigners lost heart
and came trembling#22:46 Compare Psalm 18:45; Hebrew equipped themselves #Mic. 7:17out of their fortresses.
47“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
and exalted be #ver. 3, 32 my God, #Deut. 32:15; Ps. 89:26; 95:1the rock of my salvation,
48the God who gave me vengeance
and #Ps. 144:2brought down peoples under me,
49who brought me out from my enemies;
you exalted me above #[See ver. 40 above] those who rose against me;
you delivered me from #Ps. 140:1men of violence.
50 # Cited Rom. 15:9 “For this I will praise you, O Lord, among the nations,
and sing praises to your name.
51 # [Ps. 144:10] Great salvation he brings#22:51 Or He is a tower of salvation to his king,
and shows steadfast love to #[1 Sam. 16:12, 13; Ps. 89:20] his anointed,
to David and his offspring #ch. 7:12, 13; Ps. 89:29forever.”
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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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