2 Samuel 22
1 And David made a song to the Lord in these words, on the day when the Lord made him free from the hands of all his haters, and from the hand of Saul:
And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2 And he said, The Lord is my Rock, my walled town, and my saviour, even mine;
and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
3 My God, my Rock, in him will I put my faith; my breastplate, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my safe place; my saviour, who keeps me safe from the violent man.
God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
4 I will send up my cry to the Lord, who is to be praised; so will I be made safe from those who are against me.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 For the waves of death came round me, and the seas of evil put me in fear;
For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my trouble my voice went up to the Lord, and my cry to my God: my voice came to his hearing in his holy Temple, and my prayer came to his ears.
In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
8 Then the earth was moved with a violent shock; the bases of heaven were moved and shaking, because he was angry.
Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
9 There went up a smoke from his nose, and a fire of destruction from his mouth: coals were lighted by it.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
10 The heavens were bent, so that he might come down; and it was dark under his feet.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
11 And he went through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and coals of fire.
At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
14 The Lord made thunder in the heavens, and the voice of the Highest was sounding out.
Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out his arrows, driving them in all directions; by his flames of fire they were troubled.
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16 Then the deep beds of the sea were seen, and the bases of the world were uncovered, because of the Lord's wrath, because of the breath of his mouth.
Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from on high, he took me, pulling me out of great waters.
He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
18 He made me free from my strong hater, from those who were against me, because they were stronger than I.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
19 They came on me in the day of my trouble: but the Lord was my support.
They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20 He took me out into a wide place; he was my saviour because he had delight in me.
He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me.
For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin.
I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes.
Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26 On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright;
With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
27 He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
28 For you are the saviour of those who are in trouble; but your eyes are on men of pride, to make them low.
And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 For you are my light, O Lord; and the Lord will make the dark bright for me.
For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
30 By your help I have made a way through the wall which was shutting me in: by the help of my God I have gone over a wall.
For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is all good: the word of the Lord is tested; he is a safe cover for all those who put their faith in him.
As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
32 For who is God but the Lord? and who is a Rock but our God?
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33 God puts a strong band about me, guiding me in a straight way.
God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
34 He makes my feet like roes' feet, and puts me on high places.
He maketh his feet like hinds’ [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35 He makes my hands expert in war, so that a bow of brass is bent by my arms.
He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
36 You have given me the breastplate of your salvation, and your mercy has made me great.
Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 You have made my steps wide under me, so that my feet make no slip.
Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
38 I go after my haters and overtake them; not turning back till they are all overcome.
I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
39 I have sent destruction on them and given them wounds, so that they are not able to get up: they are stretched under my feet.
And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 For I have been armed by you with strength for the fight: you have made low under me those who came out against me.
For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
41 By you their backs are turned in flight, so that my haters are cut off.
Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
42 They were crying out, but there was no one to come to their help: even to the Lord, but he gave them no answer.
They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
43 Then they were crushed as small as the dust of the earth, stamped down under my feet like the waste of the streets.
Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth, I did crush them as the mire of the streets, and did spread them abroad.
44 You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.
Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
45 Men of other countries will, with false hearts, put themselves under my authority: from the time when my name comes to their ears, they will be ruled by me.
The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
46 They will be wasted away, they will come out of their secret places shaking with fear.
The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
47 The Lord is living; praise be to my Rock, and let the God of my salvation be honoured:
Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48 It is God who sends punishment on my haters, and puts peoples under my rule.
Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,
49 He makes me free from my haters: I am lifted up over those who come up against me: you have made me free from the violent man.
And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
50 Because of this I will give you praise, O Lord, among the nations, and will make a song of praise to your name.
Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
51 Great salvation does he give to his king; he has mercy on the king of his selection, David, and on his seed for ever.
Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
