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2 Samuel 22

¹David spoke the words of this song to the LORD when the LORD rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

²He said: "The LORD is my rock and my fortress [on the mountain] and my rescuer;

³[1] My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge, My Savior—You save me from violence.

⁴"I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.

⁵"For the waves of death encompassed me; The torrents of[2] destruction overwhelmed and terrified me.

⁶"The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

⁷"In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God, And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice; My cry for help came into His ears.

⁸"Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of the heavens trembled And were shaken, because He was angry.

⁹"Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.

¹⁰"He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet.

¹¹"He rode on a cherub and flew; He appeared upon the wings of the wind.

¹²"He made darkness[3] canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

¹³"Out of the brightness before Him Coals of fire were set aflame.

¹⁴"The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.

¹⁵"He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning, and confused them.

¹⁶"The channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

¹⁷"He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of great waters.

¹⁸"He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.

¹⁹"They came upon me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support.

²⁰"He also brought me out to an open place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

²¹"The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.

²²"For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God.

²³"For all His judgments (legal decisions) were before me, And from His statutes I did not turn aside.

²⁴"I was also blameless before Him, And kept myself from wrongdoing.

²⁵"Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His sight.

²⁶"With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless.

²⁷"With the pure You show Yourself pure, With the perverted You show Yourself astute.

²⁸"And You save the afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate).

²⁹"For You, O LORD, are my lamp; The LORD illumines and dispels my darkness.

³⁰"For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall.

³¹"As for God, His way is blameless and perfect; The word of the LORD is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.

³²"For who is God, besides the LORD? And who is a rock, besides our God?

³³"God is my strong fortress; He sets the blameless in His way.

³⁴"He makes my feet like the doe's feet [firm and swift]; He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.

³⁵"He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.

³⁶"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help and gentleness make me great.

³⁷"You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

³⁸"I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated).

³⁹"I consumed them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; They fell under my feet.

⁴⁰"For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who stood against me.

⁴¹"You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat], And I destroyed those who hated me.

⁴²"They looked, but there was no savior for them— Even to the LORD [they looked], but He did not answer them.

⁴³"Then I beat them as [small as] the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire (dirt, mud) of the streets.

⁴⁴"You also have rescued me from strife with my [own] people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. People whom I have not known served me.

⁴⁵"Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.

⁴⁶"Foreigners lose heart; They come trembling out of their strongholds.

⁴⁷"The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.

⁴⁸"It is God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down [and disciplines] the peoples under me,

⁴⁹Who also brings me out from my enemies. You even lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man.

⁵⁰"For this I will give thanks and praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

⁵¹"He is a tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his offspring forever."