2 Samuel 22
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1And David speaketh to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah hath delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
2and he saith: ‘Jehovah [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
3My God [is] my rock — I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!
4The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.
5When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
6The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.
7In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry [is] in His ears,
8And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!
9Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.
10And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
11And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
12And He setteth darkness Round about Him — tabernacles, Darkness of waters — thick clouds of the skies.
13From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
14Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
15And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;
16And seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.
17He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
18He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.
19They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,
20And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.
21 Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
22For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
23For all His judgments [are] before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.
24And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
25And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
26With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
27With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
28And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
29For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
30For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
31God! Perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He [is] to all those trusting in Him.
32For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?
33God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
34Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
35Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
36And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
37Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
38I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
39And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.
40And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
41And mine enemies — Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me — and I cut them off.
42They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
43And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small — I spread them out!
44And — Thou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.
45Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
46Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
47 Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
48God — who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
49And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.
50Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.
51Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!’
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2 Samuel 22
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David’s Song of Praise
1David sang this song to the Lord when the Lord saved him from Saul and all his other enemies. 2He said:
“The Lord is my rock, my fortress, my Savior.
3My God is my rock.
I can run to him for safety.
He is my shield and my saving strength,
my defender and my place of safety.
The Lord saves me from those who want to harm me.
4I will call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,
and I will be saved from my enemies.
5“The waves of death came around me;
the deadly rivers overwhelmed me.
6The ropes of death wrapped around me.
The traps of death were before me.
7In my trouble I called to the Lord;
I cried out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
my call for help reached his ears.
8“The earth trembled and shook.
The foundations of heaven began to shake.
They trembled because the Lord was angry.
9Smoke came out of his nose,
and burning fire came out of his mouth.
Burning coals went before him.
10He tore open the sky and came down
with dark clouds under his feet.
11He rode a creature with wings and flew.
He raced on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness his shelter,
surrounded by fog and clouds.
13Out of the brightness of his presence
came flashes of lightning.
14The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High raised his voice.
15He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies.
His bolts of lightning confused them with fear.
16The Lord spoke strongly.
The wind blew from his nose.
Then the valleys of the sea appeared,
and the foundations of the earth were seen.
17“The Lord reached down from above and took me;
he pulled me from the deep water.
18He saved me from my powerful enemies,
from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.
19They attacked me at my time of trouble,
but the Lord supported me.
20He took me to a safe place.
Because he delights in me, he saved me.
21“The Lord spared me because I did what was right.
Because I have not done evil, he has rewarded me.
22I have followed the ways of the Lord;
I have not done evil by turning from my God.
23I remember all his laws
and have not broken his rules.
24I am innocent before him;
I have kept myself from doing evil.
25The Lord rewarded me because I did what was right,
because I did what the Lord said was right.
26“Lord, you are loyal to those who are loyal,
and you are good to those who are good.
27You are pure to those who are pure,
but you are against those who are evil.
28You save the humble,
but you bring down those who are proud.
29Lord, you give light to my lamp.
The Lord brightens the darkness around me.
30With your help I can attack an army.
With God’s help I can jump over a wall.
31“The ways of God are without fault;
the Lord’s words are pure.
He is a shield to those who trust him.
32Who is God? Only the Lord.
Who is the Rock? Only our God.
33God is my protection.
He makes my way free from fault.
34He makes me like a deer that does not stumble;
he helps me stand on the steep mountains.
35He trains my hands for battle
so my arms can bend a bronze bow.
36You protect me with your saving shield.
You have stooped to make me great.
37You give me a better way to live,
so I live as you want me to.
38I chased my enemies and destroyed them.
I did not quit till they were destroyed.
39I destroyed and crushed them
so they couldn’t rise up again.
They fell beneath my feet.
40You gave me strength in battle.
You made my enemies bow before me.
41You made my enemies turn back,
and I destroyed those who hated me.
42They called for help,
but no one came to save them.
They called to the Lord,
but he did not answer them.
43I beat my enemies into pieces,
like dust on the ground.
I poured them out and walked on them
like mud in the streets.
44“You saved me when my people attacked me.
You kept me as the leader of nations.
People I never knew serve me.
45Foreigners obey me.
As soon as they hear me, they obey me.
46They all become afraid
and tremble in their hiding places.
47“The Lord lives!
May my Rock be praised!
Praise God, the Rock, who saves me!
48God gives me victory over my enemies
and brings people under my rule.
49He frees me from my enemies.
“You set me over those who hate me.
You saved me from violent people.
50So I will praise you, Lord, among the nations.
I will sing praises to your name.
51The Lord gives great victories to his king.
He is loyal to his appointed king,
to David and his descendants forever.”
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