2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke to the Lord the words of this verse, in the day that the Lord freed him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
And David spoke to the Lord the words of this canticle, in the day that the Lord 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, and my strength, and my Savior.
And he said: The Lord is my rock, and my strength, and my saviour.
3 I will hope in him. God is my strong one, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. He lifts me up, and he is my refreshment. You, O my Savior, will free me from iniquity.
God is my strong one, in him will I trust: my shield, and the horn of my salvation: he lifteth me up, and is my refuge: my saviour, thou wilt deliver me from iniquity.
4 I will call upon the Lord, who is praiseworthy; and I will be saved from my enemies.
I will call on the Lord who is worthy to be praised: and I shall be saved from my enemies.
5 For the pangs of death have encircled me. The torrents of Belial have terrified me.
For the pangs of death have surrounded me: the floods of Belial have made me afraid.
The cords of hell compassed me: the snares of death prevented me. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my tribulation, I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry out to my God. And he will heed my voice from his temple, and my outcry will reach his ears.
In my distress I will call upon the Lord, and I will cry to my God: and he will hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry shall come to his ears.
8 The earth was shaken, and it quaked. The foundations of the mountains were struck together and violently shaken, because he was angry with them.
The earth shook and trembled, the foundations of the mountains were moved, and shaken, because he was angry with them.
9 Smoke ascends from his nostrils, and fire from his mouth will devour; coals have been kindled by it.
A smoke went up from his nostrils, and a devouring fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled by it.
10 He bent down the heavens, and it descended; and a fog was beneath his feet.
He bowed the heavens, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.
11 And he climbed upon the cherubim, and he flew; and he slid upon the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon the cherubims, and flew: and slid upon the wings of the wind.
12 He set darkness as a hiding place around himself, with waters sifted from the clouds of the heavens.
He made darkness a covering round about him: dropping waters out of the clouds of the heavens.
13 By means of the brightness of his glance, coals of fire were kindled.
By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.
14 The Lord will thunder from heaven; and the Most High will utter his voice.
The Lord shall thunder from heaven: and the most high shall give forth his voice.
15 He shot arrows, and he scattered them; lightning, and he consumed them.
He shot arrows and scattered them: lightning, and consumed them.
16 And the overflow of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the globe were revealed, at the rebuke of the Lord, at the exhale of the breath of his fury.
And the overflowings of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were laid open at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the spirit of his wrath.
17 He sent from on high, and he took me up. And he drew me out of many waters.
He sent from on high, and took me, and drew me out of many waters.
18 He freed me from my most powerful enemy and from those who had hated me. For they were too strong for me.
He delivered me from my most mighty enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 He went before me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my firmament.
He prevented me in the day of my affliction, and the Lord became my stay.
20 And he led me out to a wide-open place. He freed me, because I was pleasing to him.
And he brought me forth into a large place, he delivered me, because I pleased him.
21 The Lord will reward me according to my justice. And he will repay me according to the cleanness of my hands.
The Lord will reward me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands he will render to me.
22 For I have kept to the ways of the Lord, and I have not acted impiously before my God.
Because I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his judgments are in my sight. And I have not removed his precepts from me.
For all his judgments are in my sight: and his precepts I have not removed from me.
24 And I shall be perfect with him. And I shall guard myself from my own iniquity.
And I shall be perfect with him: and shall keep myself from my iniquity.
25 And the Lord will recompense me according to my justice, and according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes.
And the Lord will recompense me according to my justice: and according to the cleanness of my hands in the sight of his eyes.
26 With the holy one, you will be holy, and with the strong one, you will be perfect.
With the holy one thou wilt be holy: and with the valiant perfect.
27 With the elect one, you will be elect, and with the perverse one, you will be perverse.
With the elect thou wilt be elect: and with the perverse thou wilt be perverted.
28 And you will bring to salvation the poor people, and you will humble the exalted with your eyes.
And the poor people thou wilt save: and with thy eyes thou wilt humble the haughty.
29 For you are my lamp, O Lord. And you, O Lord, will illuminate my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and thou, O Lord, wilt enlighten my darkness.
30 For in you, I will run girded. In my God, I will leap over the wall.
For in thee I will run girded: in my God I will leap over the wall.
31 God, his way is immaculate; the eloquence of the Lord is an exacting fire. He is the shield of all who hope in him.
God, his way is immaculate, the word of the Lord is tried by fire: he is the shield of all that trust in him.
32 Who is God except the Lord? And who is strong except our God?
Who is God but the Lord: and who is strong but our God?
33 God, he has girded me with fortitude, and he has made my way perfect:
God who hath girded me with strength, and made my way perfect.
34 making my feet like the feet of the stag, and stationing me upon my exalted places,
Making my feet like the feet of harts, and setting me upon my high places.
35 teaching my hands to do battle, and making my arms like a bow of brass.
He teacheth my bands to war: and maketh my arms like a bow of brass.
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation. And your mildness has multiplied me.
Thou hast given me the shield of my salvation: and thy mildness hath multiplied me.
37 You will enlarge my steps under me, and my ankles will not fail.
Thou shalt enlarge my steps under me: and my ankles shall not fail.
38 I will pursue my enemies, and crush them. And I will not turn back, until I consume them.
I will pursue after my enemies, and crush them: and will not return again till I consume them.
39 I will consume them and break them apart, so that they cannot rise up; they will fall under my feet.
I will consume them and break them in pieces, so that they shall not rise: they shall fall under my feet.
40 You have girded me with strength for the battle. Those who resisted me, you have bent down under me.
Thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast made them that resisted me to bow under me.
41 You have caused my enemies to turn their back to me; they have hatred for me, and I shall destroy them.
My enemies thou hast made to turn their back to me: them that hated me, and I shall destroy them.
42 They will cry out, and there will be no one to save; to the Lord, and he will not heed them.
They shall cry, and there shall be none to save: to the Lord, and he shall not hear them.
43 I will wipe them away like the dust of the earth. I will break them apart and crush them, like the mud of the streets.
I shall beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I shall crush them and spread them abroad like the mire of the streets.
44 You will save me from the contradictions of my people. You will preserve me to be the head of the Gentiles; a people I do not know shall serve me.
Thou wilt save me from the contradictions of my people: thou wilt keep me to be the head of the Gentiles: the people which I know not, shall serve me,
45 The sons of foreigners, who will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will be obedient to me.
The sons of the stranger will resist me, at the hearing of the ear they will obey me.
46 The foreigners flowed away, but they will be drawn together in their anguishes.
The strangers are melted away, and shall be straitened in their distresses.
47 The Lord lives, and my God is blessed. And the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted.
The Lord liveth, and my God is blessed: and the strong God of my salvation shall be exalted:
48 God gives me vindication, and he casts down the peoples under me.
God who giveth me revenge, and bringest down people under me,
49 He leads me away from my enemies, and he lifts me up from those who resist me. You will free me from the iniquitous man.
Who bringest me forth from my enemies, and liftest me up from them that resist me: from the wicked man thou shalt deliver me.
50 Because of this, I will confess to you, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and I will sing to your name:
Therefore will I give thanks to thee. O Lord, among the Gentiles, and will sing to thy name.
51 magnifying the salvation of his king, and showing mercy to David, his Christ, and to his offspring forever.”
Giving great salvation to his king, and shewing mercy to David his anointed, and to his seed for ever.
