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2 Samuel 22

The Complete Jewish Bible CJB

1 David said the words of this song to ADONAI on the day ADONAI delivered him from the power of all his enemies and from the power of Sha'ul.

2 He said: "ADONAI is my Rock, my fortress and deliverer,

3 the God who is my Rock, in whom I find shelter, my shield, the power that saves me, my stronghold and my refuge. My savior, you have saved me from violence.

4 I call on ADONAI, who is worthy of praise; and I am saved from my enemies.

5 "For death's breakers were closing over me, the floods of B'liya'al terrified me,

6 the ropes of Sh'ol were wrapped around me, the snares of death lay there before me.

7 In my distress I called to ADONAI; yes, I called to my God. Out of his temple he heard my voice, and my cry entered his ears.

8 "Then the earth quaked and shook, the foundations of heaven trembled. They were shaken because he was angry.

9 Smoke arose in his nostrils; and from his mouth, devouring fire, with coals blazing from it.

10 He lowered heaven and came down with thick darkness under his feet.

11 He rode on a keruv and flew, he was seen on the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness his canopy around him, thick clouds in the skies dense with water.

13 From the brightness before him, fiery coals flamed out.

14 "ADONAI thundered from heaven, Ha'Elyon sounded his voice.

15 He sent out arrows and scattered them; with lightning he routed them.

16 The channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were exposed at ADONAI's rebuke, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.

17 "He sent from on high, he took me and pulled me out of deep water;

18 he rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me, for they were stronger than I.

19 They came against me on my day of calamity, but ADONAI was my support.

20 "He brought me out to an open place; he rescued me, because he took pleasure in me.

21 ADONAI rewarded me for my uprightness, he repaid me because my hands were clean.

22 "For I have kept the ways of ADONAI, I have not done evil by leaving my God;

23 for all his rulings were before me, I did not depart from his regulations.

24 I was pure-hearted toward him and kept myself from my sin.

25 "Hence ADONAI repaid me for my uprightness, according to my purity in his view.

26 With the merciful, you are merciful; with the champion of purity, you are pure;

27 with the honest, you are honest; but with the crooked you are cunning.

28 People afflicted, you save; but when your eyes are on the haughty, you humble them.

29 "For you, ADONAI, are my lamp; ADONAI lights up my darkness.

30 With you I can run through a whole troop of men, with my God I can leap a wall.

31 "As for God, his way is perfect, the word of ADONAI has been tested by fire; he shields all who take refuge in him.

32 For who is God but ADONAI, and who is a Rock but our God?

33 "God is my strength and protection; he makes my way go straight.

34 He makes me swift and sure-footed as a deer and enables me to stand on my high places.

35 He trains my hands for war until my arms can bend a bow of bronze;

36 You give me your shield, which is salvation; your answers make me great.

37 You lengthen the steps I can take, yet my ankles do not turn.

38 "I pursued my enemies and wiped them out, without turning back until they were destroyed.

39 I destroyed them, crushed them; they can't get up; they have fallen under my feet.

40 "For you braced me with strength for the battle and bent down my adversaries beneath me.

41 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, so that I could destroy those who hate me.

42 "They looked, but there was no one to help, even to ADONAI, but he didn't answer.

43 I pulverized them like dust on the ground, pounded and stamped on them like mud in the streets.

44 "You also freed me from the quarrels of my people. You kept me to be the head of the nations; a people I did not know now serve me.

45 Foreigners come cringing to me; the moment they hear of me, they obey me.

46 Foreigners lose heart as they stagger from their fortresses.

47 "ADONAI is alive! Blessed is my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock of my salvation,

48 the God who gives me vengeance and makes peoples submit to me.

49 He brings me out from my enemies. You raise me over those who rebel against me, you rescue me from violent men.

50 "So I give thanks to you, ADONAI, among the nations; I sing praises to your name.

51 He is a tower of salvation for his king; he displays grace to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever."

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 David sang this song to the LORD when the LORD rescued him from all his enemies, especially from Saul.

2 He said, The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my Savior,

3 my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, the strength of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior who saved me from violence.

4 The LORD should be praised. I called on him, and I was saved from my enemies.

5 The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me.

6 The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me.

7 I called on the LORD in my distress. I called to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears.

8 Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. They shook violently because he was angry.

9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it.

10 He spread apart the heavens and came down with a dark cloud under his feet.

11 He rode on one of the angels as he flew, and he soared on the wings of the wind.

12 He surrounded himself with darkness. He made the dark rain clouds his covering.

13 Out of the brightness in front of him, he made lightning.

14 The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High made his voice heard.

15 He shot arrows and scattered them. He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion.

16 Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at the LORD's stern warning, at the blast of the breath from his nostrils.

17 He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water.

18 He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me.

19 On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, but the LORD became my defense.

20 He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me because he was pleased with me.

21 The LORD rewarded me because of my righteousness, because my hands are clean. He paid me back

22 because I have kept the ways of the LORD and I have not wickedly turned away from my God,

23 because all his judgments are in front of me and I have not turned away from his laws.

24 I was innocent as far as he was concerned. I have kept myself from guilt.

25 The LORD paid me back because of my righteousness, because he can see that I am clean.

26 [In dealing] with faithful people you are faithful, with innocent warriors you are innocent,

27 with pure people you are pure. [In dealing] with devious people you are clever.

28 You save humble people, but your eyes bring down arrogant people.

29 O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD turns my darkness into light.

30 With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades.

31 God's way is perfect! The promise of the LORD has proven to be true. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.

32 Who is God but the LORD? Who is a rock other than our God?

33 God arms me with strength. His perfect way sets me free.

34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and gives me sure footing on high places.

35 He trains my hands for battle so that my arms can bend an [archer's] bow of bronze.

36 You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your help makes me great.

37 You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip.

38 I chased my enemies and destroyed them. I did not return until I had ended their lives.

39 I ended their lives by shattering them. They were unable to get up. They fell under my feet.

40 You armed me with strength for battle. You made my opponents bow at my feet.

41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me.

42 They looked, but there was no one to save them. They looked to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

43 I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust on the ground. I crushed them and stomped on them like the dirt on the streets.

44 You rescued me from my conflicts with my people. You kept me as the leader of nations. A people I did not know will serve me.

45 Foreigners will cringe in front of me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.

46 Foreigners will lose heart, although they are armed in their fortifications.

47 The LORD lives! Thanks be to my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be glorified.

48 God gives me vengeance! He brings people under my authority.

49 He frees me from my enemies. You lift me up above my opponents. You rescue me from violent people.

50 That is why I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the nations and make music to praise your name.

51 He gives great victories to his king. He shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his descendant forever.