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2 Samuel 22

The Message Bible MSG

1 David prayed to God the words of this song after God saved him from all his enemies and from Saul.

2 God is bedrock under my feet, the castle in which I live, my rescuing knight.

3 My God - the high crag where I run for dear life, hiding behind the boulders, safe in the granite hideout; My mountaintop refuge, he saves me from ruthless men.

4 I sing to God the Praise-Lofty, and find myself safe and saved.

5 The waves of death crashed over me, devil waters rushed over me.

6 Hell's ropes cinched me tight; death traps barred every exit.

7 A hostile world! I called to God, to my God I cried out. From his palace he heard me call; my cry brought me right into his presence - a private audience!

8 Earth wobbled and lurched; the very heavens shook like leaves, Quaked like aspen leaves because of his rage.

9 His nostrils flared, billowing smoke; his mouth spit fire. Tongues of fire darted in and out;

10 he lowered the sky. He stepped down; under his feet an abyss opened up.

11 He rode a winged creature, swift on wind-wings.

12 He wrapped himself in a trenchcoat of black rain-cloud darkness.

13 But his cloud-brightness burst through, a grand comet of fireworks.

14 Then God thundered out of heaven; the High God gave a great shout.

15 God shot his arrows - pandemonium! He hurled his lightnings - a rout!

16 The secret sources of ocean were exposed, the hidden depths of earth lay uncovered The moment God roared in protest, let loose his hurricane anger.

17 But me he caught - reached all the way from sky to sea; he pulled me out

18 Of that ocean of hate, that enemy chaos, the void in which I was drowning.

19 They hit me when I was down, but God stuck by me.

20 He stood me up on a wide-open field; I stood there saved - surprised to be loved!

21 God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him. When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start.

22 Indeed, I've kept alert to God's ways; I haven't taken God for granted.

23 Every day I review the ways he works, I try not to miss a trick.

24 I feel put back together, and I'm watching my step.

25 God rewrote the text of my life when I opened the book of my heart to his eyes.

26 You stick by people who stick with you, you're straight with people who're straight with you,

27 You're good to good people, you shrewdly work around the bad ones.

28 You take the side of the down-and-out, but the stuck-up you take down a peg.

29 Suddenly, God, your light floods my path, God drives out the darkness.

30 I smash the bands of marauders, I vault the high fences.

31 What a God! His road stretches straight and smooth. Every God-direction is road-tested. Everyone who runs toward him Makes it.

32 Is there any god like God? Are we not at bedrock?

33 Is not this the God who armed me well, then aimed me in the right direction?

34 Now I run like a deer; I'm king of the mountain.

35 He shows me how to fight; I can bend a bronze bow!

36 You protect me with salvation-armor; you touch me and I feel ten feet tall.

37 You cleared the ground under me so my footing was firm.

38 When I chased my enemies I caught them; I didn't let go till they were dead men.

39 I nailed them; they were down for good; then I walked all over them.

40 You armed me well for this fight; you smashed the upstarts.

41 You made my enemies turn tail, and I wiped out the haters.

42 They cried "uncle" but Uncle didn't come; They yelled for God and got no for an answer.

43 I ground them to dust; they gusted in the wind. I threw them out, like garbage in the gutter.

44 You rescued me from a squabbling people; you made me a leader of nations. People I'd never heard of served me;

45 the moment they got wind of me they submitted.

46 They gave up; they came trembling from their hideouts.

47 Live, God! Blessing to my Rock, my towering Salvation-God!

48 This God set things right for me and shut up the people who talked back.

49 He rescued me from enemy anger. You pulled me from the grip of upstarts, You saved me from the bullies.

50 That's why I'm thanking you, God, all over the world. That's why I'm singing songs that rhyme your name.

51 God's king takes the trophy; God's chosen is beloved. I mean David and all his children - always.

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.”