2 Samuel 22
1 And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul:
And David spoke to Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah had 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 fortress, and my deliverer;
And he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my preserver; thou savest me from violence.
God is my rock, in him will I trust — My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge, My saviour: thou wilt save me from violence.
4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies.
I will call upon Jehovah, who is to be praised; So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 When the waves of death surrounded me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
For the waves of death encompassed me, Torrents of Belial made me afraid.
The bands of Sheol surrounded me; The cords of death encountered me; (Sheol h7585)
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry entered into his ears.
In my distress I called upon Jehovah, And I cried to my God; And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry [came] into his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was angry.
Then the earth shook, and quaked; The foundations of the heavens trembled And shook because he was wroth.
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals burned forth from it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
And he bowed the heavens, and came down; And darkness was under his feet.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; And he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
From the brightness before him Burned forth coals of fire.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
Jehovah thundered from the heavens, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and smote them.
And he sent arrows, and scattered [mine enemies]; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were laid open, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
And the beds of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
He reached forth from above, he took me, He drew me out of great waters;
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; For they were mightier than I.
19 They fell upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my support.
They encountered me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
And he brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
Jehovah hath 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, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
For all his ordinances were before me, And his statutes, I did not depart from them,
24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.
And I was upright before him, And kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
And Jehovah hath recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his sight.
26 With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
With the gracious thou dost shew thyself gracious; With the upright man thou dost shew thyself upright;
27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the perverse thou wilt contend.
With the pure thou dost shew thyself pure; And with the perverse thou dost shew thyself contrary.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thy eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
And the afflicted people thou dost save; And thine eyes are upon the haughty, [whom] thou bringest down.
29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
For thou art my lamp, Jehovah; And Jehovah enlighteneth my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
For by thee I have run through a troop; By my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a shield to all them that trust in him.
As for God, his way is perfect; The word of Jehovah is tried: He is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 For who is God, except the LORD? and who is a rock, except our God?
For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
God is my strong fortress, And he maketh my way perfectly smooth.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
He maketh my feet like hinds' [feet], And setteth me upon my high places.
35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms.
He teacheth my hands to war, And mine arms bend a bow of brass.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
And thou didst give me the shield of thy salvation, And thy condescending gentleness hath made me great.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet have not slipped.
Thou enlargedst my steps under me; And mine ankles did not slip.
38 I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
I pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, And I turned not again till they were consumed.
39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they have fallen under my feet.
And I have consumed them and have crushed them, and they rose not again; Yea, they fell under my feet.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
And thou girdedst me with strength to battle: Thou didst subdue under me those that rose up against me.
41 Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
And mine enemies didst thou make to turn their backs unto me, And those that hated me I destroyed.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even to the LORD, but he answered them not.
They looked, and there was none to save — Unto Jehovah, and he answered them not.
43 Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I stamped them as the mire of the street, and spread them abroad.
And I did beat them small as the dust of the earth, I trod them as the mire of the streets; I stamped upon them.
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
And thou hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept me to be head of the nations: A people I knew not doth serve me:
45 Strangers shall submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient to me.
Strangers come cringing unto me: At the hearing of the ear, they obey me.
46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall come trembling out of their fortresses.
Strangers have faded away, And they come trembling forth from their close places.
47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
Jehovah liveth; and blessed be my rock; And exalted be the God, the rock of my salvation,
48 It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
The God who hath avenged me, And hath brought the peoples under me.
49 And that bringeth me forth from my enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
He brought me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou hast lifted me up above them that rose up against me; From the man of violence hast thou delivered me.
50 Therefore I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to thy name.
Therefore will I give thanks to thee, Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing psalms to thy name.
51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and he showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
[It is he] who giveth great deliverances to his king, And sheweth loving-kindness to his anointed, To David, and to his seed for evermore.
