2 Samuel 22
1 David sang the words of this song to the Lord on the day when the Lord saved him from all his enemies, and from Saul.
And 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,
2 He sang: “The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my Savior.
and he saith: 'Jehovah [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
3 He is my God, my rock who protects me. He shields me from harm, his power saves me, he keeps me safe. He is my protector; he is my savior; he saves me from violence.
My 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!
4 I call for help from the Lord, who should be praised, and he saves me from those who hate me.
The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.
5 The waves of death swept over me; surging waters of destruction flooded over me;
When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my despair I called on the Lord; I called out to my God. He heard my voice from his Temple; my cry for help reached his ears.
In 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,
8 The earth shook to and fro; the foundations of the heavens trembled, shaking because of his anger.
And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!
9 Smoke came out of his nostrils, and fire from his mouth, burning coals that blazed before him.
Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.
10 He pushed aside the heavens and came down, with dark clouds beneath his feet.
And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
11 Riding on a heavenly being he flew, swooping on the wings of the wind.
And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
12 He hid himself in darkness, covering himself with black rainclouds.
And He setteth darkness Round about Him — tabernacles, Darkness of waters — thick clouds of the skies.
13 Burning coals blazed out of his brightness.
From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!
14 The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.
15 He fired his arrows, scattering his enemies, he routed them with his lightning bolts.
And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;
16 The Lord roared, and by the wind from the breath of his nostrils the valleys of the sea could be seen and the foundations of the earth were uncovered.
And 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.
17 He reached down his hand from above and grabbed hold of me. He dragged me out of the deep water.
He sendeth from above — He taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and who were much stronger than me.
He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.
19 They came at me at my worst possible moment, but the Lord supported me.
They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,
20 He set me free, he rescued me because he's happy with me.
And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.
21 The Lord rewarded me because I do what's right; he repaid me because I am innocent.
Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.
22 For I have followed the Lord's ways; I have not sinned by turning away from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.
23 I have kept all his laws in mind; I have not ignored his commandments.
For all His judgments [are] before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.
24 I am blameless in his sight; I keep myself from sinning.
And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.
25 The Lord rewarded me for doing what's right. I am innocent in his sight.
And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
26 You show trust to those who are trusting; you show integrity to those with integrity,
With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,
27 You show yourself pure to those who are pure, but you show yourself astute to those who are crafty.
With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.
28 You save the humble, but your eyes watch the proud to bring them down.
And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.
29 You, Lord, are my lamp. The Lord lights up my darkness.
For Thou [art] my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.
30 With you, I can charge down a troop of soldiers; with you, my God, I can climb a fortress wall.
For by Thee I run — a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
31 God's way is absolutely right. What the Lord says is trustworthy. He is a shield to all who come to him for protection.
God! Perfect [is] His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He [is] to all those trusting in Him.
32 For who is God except the Lord? Who is a Rock, except our God?
For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?
33 God makes me strong and keeps me safe.
God — my bulwark, [my] strength, And He maketh perfect my way;
34 He makes me surefooted like the deer, able to walk the heights in safety.
Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,
35 He teaches me how to fight in battle; he gives me the strength to draw a bronze bow.
Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,
36 You protect me with the shield of your salvation; your help has made me great.
And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.
37 You gave me room to walk, and prevented my feet from slipping.
Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.
38 I chased my enemies, and caught up with them. I did not turn around until I had destroyed them.
I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.
39 I struck them down—they couldn't get up. They fell at my feet.
And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.
40 You made me strong for the battle; you made those who rose up against me kneel low before me.
And Thou girdest me [with] strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.
41 You made my enemies run away; I destroyed all my enemies.
And mine enemies — Thou givest to me the neck, Those hating me — and I cut them off.
42 They cried out for help, but no one came to rescue them. They even called out to the Lord, but he did not answer them.
They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.
43 I ground them into dust, like the dust of the earth. I crushed them and threw them out like mud in the street.
And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small — I spread them out!
44 You rescued me from rebellious people; you have kept me as ruler over nations—people I didn't know now serve me.
And — 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.
45 Foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey.
Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.
46 They lose heart, and come trembling in surrender from their strongholds.
Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
47 The Lord lives! Blessed be my Rock! May the God who saves me be praised!
Jehovah liveth, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God — The Rock of my salvation.
48 God avenges me, he puts peoples under me,
God — who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
49 He frees me from those who hate me. You keep me safe from those who rebel against me, you save me from violent men.
And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.
50 That's why I will praise you among the nations, Lord; I will sing praises about who you are.
Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.
51 You have saved the king so often, showing your trustworthy love to David, your anointed, and to his descendants forever.”
Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed — unto the age!'
