2 Samuel 22
1 And David speaks the words of this song to YHWH in the day YHWH has delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
David spoke to the LORD the words of this song 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 says: “YHWH [is] my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,
and he said, "The LORD is my Rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer.
3 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 Savior, You save me from violence!
My God, my Rock, in him I will take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; from violent people he saves me.
4 I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.
I call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
5 When the breakers of death surrounded me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,
For the waves of death surrounded me, and the currents of ungodliness overwhelmed me.
The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me. (Sheol h7585)
7 In my adversity I call on YHWH, And I call to my God, And He hears my voice from His temple, And my cry [is] in His ears,
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and I cried out to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came into his ears.
8 And the earth shakes and trembles, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He has wrath!
Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the mountains quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
9 Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.
Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Fire out of his mouth devoured. Coals were kindled by it.
10 And He inclines the heavens and comes down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
11 And He rides on a cherub and flies, And is seen on the wings of the wind.
He rode on a cherub, and flew; and he glided on the wings of the wind.
12 And He sets darkness around Him [for His] dwelling places, Darkness of waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.
He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy around him thick clouds dark with water.
13 From the brightness before Him Brands of fire were kindled!
From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed on, with hailstones and coals of fire.
14 YHWH thunders from the heavens, And the Most High gives forth His voice.
The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
15 And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles them;
And he sent out arrows and scattered them, and he shot lightning bolts and routed them.
16 And the streams of the sea are seen, [The] foundations of the world are revealed, By the rebuke of YHWH, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.
Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sends from above—He takes me, He draws me out of many waters.
He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivers me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, And YHWH is my support,
They came on me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20 And He brings me out to a large place, He draws me out for He delighted in me.
He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 YHWH repays me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
22 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, And have not done wickedly against my God.
For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all His judgments [are] before me, As for His statutes, I do not turn from them.
For all his ordinances were before me, and his statutes I did not put away from me.
24 And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from my iniquity.
I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
25 And YHWH returns to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.
Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight.
26 With the kind You show Yourself kind, With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
With the faithful you show yourself faithful. With the innocent you show yourself innocent.
27 With the pure You show Yourself pure, And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.
With the pure you show yourself pure. And with the crooked you show yourself tortuous.
28 And You save the poor people, But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.
You save a humble people, but the eyes of the proud you will bring low.
29 For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, And YHWH lightens my darkness.
For you light my lamp. The LORD my God lights up my darkness.
30 For by You I run [against] a troop, By my God I leap a wall.
For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
31 God—His way [is] perfect, The saying of YHWH is tried, He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.
As for God, his way is perfect. The word of the LORD is pure. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
32 For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?
For who is God, besides the LORD? Who is a rock, besides our God,
33 God—my bulwark, [my] strength, And He makes my way perfect;
the God who girds me with strength, and makes my way blameless?
34 Making my feet like does, And causes me to stand on my high places,
He makes my feet like those of a deer, and sets me on my high places.
35 Teaching my hands for battle, And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,
He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
36 And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, And Your lowliness makes me great.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation, and your right hand holds me up, and your help has made me great.
37 You enlarge my step under me, And my ankles have not slipped.
You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them, And I do not turn until they are consumed.
I pursued my enemies and overtook them, and I did not turn back until they were destroyed.
39 And I consume them, and strike them, And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.
And I consumed them, and struck them through, so that they did not rise. And they fell beneath my feet.
40 And You gird me [with] strength for battle, You cause my withstanders to bow under me.
For you have equipped me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
41 And my enemies—You give to me the neck, Those hating me—and I cut them off.
You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
42 They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.
They cry out, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!
Then I ground them as fine as the dust on the surface of a path. Like the mud in the streets, I trampled them.
44 And You deliver me From the strivings of my people, You place me for a head of nations; A people I have not known serve me.
You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.
45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.
As soon as they hear of me they obey me. Foreigners come cringing to me;
46 Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.
they are not bound in chains.
47 YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.
The LORD lives. Blessed be my rock. Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48 God—who is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,
even the God who executes vengeance for me, and subdues peoples under me,
49 And bringing me forth from my enemies, Indeed, You raise me up above my withstanders. You deliver me from a man of violence.
who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You protect me from the violent man.
50 Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, And I sing praise to Your Name.
Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seed—for all time!”
He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his descendants, until forever."
