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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."

New Living Translation NLT

1 David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul.

2 He sang: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;

3 my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.

4 I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.

5 “The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.

6 The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.

7 But in my distress I cried out to the LORD ; yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears.

8 “Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.

9 Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.

10 He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.

11 Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.

12 He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.

13 A great brightness shone around him, and burning coals blazed forth.

14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

15 He shot arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were confused.

16 Then at the command of the LORD, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.

17 “He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.

18 He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.

19 They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the LORD supported me.

20 He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.

21 The LORD rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.

22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD ; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.

23 I have followed all his regulations; I have never abandoned his decrees.

24 I am blameless before God; I have kept myself from sin.

25 The LORD rewarded me for doing right. He has seen my innocence.

26 “To the faithful you show yourself faithful; to those with integrity you show integrity.

27 To the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

28 You rescue the humble, but your eyes watch the proud and humiliate them.

29 O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD lights up my darkness.

30 In your strength I can crush an army; with my God I can scale any wall.

31 “God’s way is perfect. All the LORD ’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.

32 For who is God except the LORD ? Who but our God is a solid rock?

33 God is my strong fortress, and he makes my way perfect.

34 He makes me as surefooted as a deer, enabling me to stand on mountain heights.

35 He trains my hands for battle; he strengthens my arm to draw a bronze bow.

36 You have given me your shield of victory; your help has made me great.

37 You have made a wide path for my feet to keep them from slipping.

38 “I chased my enemies and destroyed them; I did not stop until they were conquered.

39 I consumed them; I struck them down so they did not get up; they fell beneath my feet.

40 You have armed me with strength for the battle; you have subdued my enemies under my feet.

41 You placed my foot on their necks. I have destroyed all who hated me.

42 They looked for help, but no one came to their rescue. They even cried to the LORD, but he refused to answer.

43 I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth; I trampled them in the gutter like dirt.

44 “You gave me victory over my accusers. You preserved me as the ruler over nations; people I don’t even know now serve me.

45 Foreign nations cringe before me; as soon as they hear of me, they submit.

46 They all lose their courage and come trembling from their strongholds.

47 “The LORD lives! Praise to my Rock! May God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted!

48 He is the God who pays back those who harm me; he brings down the nations under me

49 and delivers me from my enemies. You hold me safe beyond the reach of my enemies; you save me from violent opponents.

50 For this, O LORD, I will praise you among the nations; I will sing praises to your name.

51 You give great victories to your king; you show unfailing love to your anointed, to David and all his descendants forever.”