2 Samuel 22
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1David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul.1And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2He sang: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;2He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.
4I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.4I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
5“The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
6The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.6The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears.7In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
8“Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
9Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
10He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
11Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.11He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13A great brightness shone around him, and burning coals blazed forth.13From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He shot arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were confused.15He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
16Then at the command of the LORD, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.16The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17“He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
19They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the LORD supported me.19They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.20He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
21The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.21The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.23For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
24I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.24And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
25The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.25So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
26“To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.26To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
27To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.27to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
28You rescue the humble, but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them.28You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
29O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD lights up my darkness.29For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
30In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.30For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.
31“God’s way is perfect. All the LORD’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
32For who is God except the LORD? Who but our God is a solid rock?32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33God is my strong fortress, and he makes my way perfect.33God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.
34He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.34He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
35He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36You have given me your shield of victory; your help has made me great.36You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.
37You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.37You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
38“I chased my enemies and destroyed them; I did not stop until they were conquered.38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
39I consumed them; I struck them down so they did not get up; they fell beneath my feet.39I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
40You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.40You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
41You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.
42They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.42They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
43I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt.43I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44“You gave me victory over my accusers. You preserved me as the ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me.44You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
45Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.45Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.
46They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
47“The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!47The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
48He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he brings down the nations under me48the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
49and delivers me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.49who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
50For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.50Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
51You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.”51Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.The Berean Bible (Berean Study Bible (BSB) © 2016, 2018 by Bible Hub and Berean.Bible. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved.
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