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2 Samuel 22

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1 And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
1 When the Lord saved David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang this song to the Lord:
2 And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
2 The Lord is my protector; he is my strong fortress.
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 saviour; thou savest me from violence.
3 My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. He is my savior; he protects me and saves me from violence.
4 I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
4 I call to the Lord, and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the Lord!
5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
5 The waves of death were all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me.
6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
6 The danger of death was around me, and the grave set its trap for me.
7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.
7 In my trouble I called to the Lord; I called to my God for help. In his temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.
8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
8 Then the earth trembled and shook; the foundations of the sky rocked and quivered because God was angry!
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
9 Smoke poured out of his nostrils, a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
10 He tore the sky open and came down, with a dark cloud under his feet.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
11 He flew swiftly on his winged creature; he traveled on the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
12 He covered himself with darkness; thick clouds, full of water, surrounded him;
13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
13 burning coals flamed up from the lightning before him.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
14 Then the Lord thundered from the sky, and the voice of Almighty God was heard.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
15 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; with flashes of lightning he sent them running.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
16 The floor of the ocean was laid bare, and the foundations of the earth were uncovered when the Lord rebuked his enemies and roared at them in anger.
17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
17 The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemies and from all those who hate me - they were too strong for me.
19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
19 When I was in trouble, they attacked me, but the Lord protected me.
20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
20 He helped me out of danger; he saved me because he was pleased with me.
21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
21 The Lord rewards me because I do what is right; he blesses me because I am innocent.
22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 I have obeyed the law of the Lord; I have not turned away from my God.
23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
23 I have observed all his laws; I have not disobeyed his commands.
24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
24 He knows that I am faultless, that I have kept myself from doing wrong.
25 Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
25 And so he rewards me because I do what is right, because he knows that I am innocent.
26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
26 O Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you, and completely good to those who are perfect.
27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
27 You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
28 You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud.
29 For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
29 You, Lord, are my light; you dispel my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
30 You give me strength to attack my enemies and power to overcome their defenses.
31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
31 This God - how perfect are his deeds, how dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.
32 For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
32 The Lord alone is God; God alone is our defense.
33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
33 This God is my strong refuge; he makes my pathway safe.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
34 He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains.
35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
35 He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
36 O Lord, you protect me and save me; your help has made me great.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
37 You have kept me from being captured, and I have never fallen.
38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
38 I pursue my enemies and defeat them; I do not stop until I destroy them.
39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
39 I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
40 You give me strength for the battle and victory over my enemies.
41 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
41 You make my enemies run from me; I destroy those who hate me.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
42 They look for help, but no one saves them; they call to the Lord, but he does not answer.
43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
43 I crush them, and they become like dust; I trample on them like mud in the streets.
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.
44 You saved me from my rebellious people and maintained my rule over the nations; people I did not know have now become my subjects.
45 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
45 Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.
46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
46 They lose their courage and come trembling from their fortresses.
47 The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
47 The Lord lives! Praise my defender! Proclaim the greatness of the strong God who saves me!
48 It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,
48 He gives me victory over my enemies; he subdues the nations under me
49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
49 and saves me from my foes. O Lord, you give me victory over my enemies and protect me from violent men.
50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
50 And so I praise you among the nations; I sing praises to you.
51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
51 God gives great victories to his king; he shows constant love to the one he has chosen, to David and his descendants forever.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.