II Samuel 22

¹And 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:

²And he said, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

³The 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.

⁴I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.

⁵When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;

⁶The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

⁷In 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.

⁸Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.

⁹There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

¹⁰He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

¹¹And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

¹²And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

¹³Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

¹⁴The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.

¹⁵And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.

¹⁶And 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.

¹⁷He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;

¹⁸He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.

¹⁹They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.

²⁰He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

²¹The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.

²²For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.

²³For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.

²⁴I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.

²⁵Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.

²⁶With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.

²⁷With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.

²⁸And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.

²⁹For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.

³⁰For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.

³¹As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.

³²For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?

³³God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

³⁴He maketh my feet like hinds’ feet: and setteth me upon my high places.

³⁵He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.

³⁶Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.

³⁷Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.

³⁸I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.

³⁹And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.

⁴⁰For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.

⁴¹Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.

⁴²They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.

⁴³Then 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.

⁴⁴Thou 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.

⁴⁵Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

⁴⁶Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.

⁴⁷The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.

⁴⁸It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me,

⁴⁹And 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.

⁵⁰Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.

⁵¹He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

II Samuel 22

¹And David speaketh to Jehovah the words of this song in the day Jehovah hath delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,

²and he saith: `Jehovah is my rock, And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,

³My God is my rockI take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, My high tower, and my refuge! My Saviour, from violence Thou savest me!

⁴The Praised One, I call Jehovah: And from mine enemies I am saved.

⁵When the breakers of death compassed me, The streams of the worthless terrify me,

⁶The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death.

⁷In mine adversity I call Jehovah, And unto my God I call, And He heareth from His temple my voice, And my cry is in His ears,

⁸And shake and tremble doth the earth, Foundations of the heavens are troubled, And are shaken, for He hath wrath!

⁹Gone up hath smoke by His nostrils. And fire from His mouth devoureth, Brands have been kindled by it.

¹⁰And He inclineth heaven, and cometh down, And thick darkness is under His feet.

¹¹And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And is seen on the wings of the wind.

¹²And He setteth darkness Round about Himtabernacles, Darkness of watersthick clouds of the skies.

¹³From the brightness before Him Were brands of fire kindled!

¹⁴Thunder from the heavens doth Jehovah, And the Most High giveth forth His voice.

¹⁵And He sendeth forth arrows, And scattereth them; Lightning, and troubleth them;

¹⁶And seen are the streams of the sea, Revealed are foundations of the world, By the rebuke of Jehovah, From the breath of the spirit of His anger.

¹⁷He sendeth from aboveHe taketh me, He draweth me out of many waters.

¹⁸He delivereth me from my strong enemy, From those hating me, For they were stronger than I.

¹⁹They are before me in a day of my calamity, And Jehovah is my support,

²⁰And He bringeth me out to a large place, He draweth me out for He delighted in me.

²¹Jehovah recompenseth me, According to my righteousness, According to the cleanness of my hands, He doth return to me.

²²For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not done wickedly against my God.

²³For all His judgments are before me, As to His statutes, I turn not from them.

²⁴And I am perfect before Him, And I keep myself from mine iniquity.

²⁵And Jehovah returneth to me, According to my righteousness, According to my cleanness before His eyes.

²⁶With the kind Thou shewest Thyself kind, With the perfect man Thou shewest Thyself perfect,

²⁷With the pure Thou shewest Thyself pure, And with the perverse Thou shewest Thyself a wrestler.

²⁸And the poor people Thou dost save, And Thine eyes on the high causest to fall.

²⁹For Thou art my lamp, O Jehovah, And Jehovah doth lighten my darkness.

³⁰For by Thee I runa troop, By my God I leap a wall.

³¹God! Perfect is His way, The saying of Jehovah is tried, A shield He is to all those trusting in Him.

³²For who is God save Jehovah? And who a Rock save our God?

³³Godmy bulwark, my strength, And He maketh perfect my way;

³⁴Making my feet like hinds, And on my high places causeth me to stand,

³⁵Teaching my hands for battle, And brought down was a bow of brass by mine arms,

³⁶And Thou givest to me the shield of Thy salvation, And Thy lowliness maketh me great.

³⁷Thou enlargest my step under me, And mine ankles have not slidden.

³⁸I pursue mine enemies and destroy them, And I turn not till they are consumed.

³⁹And I consume them, and smite them, And they rise not, and fall under my feet.

⁴⁰And Thou girdest me with strength for battle, Thou causest my withstanders to bow under me.

⁴¹And mine enemiesThou givest to me the neck, Those hating meand I cut them off.

⁴²They look, and there is no saviour; Unto Jehovah, and He hath not answered them.

⁴³And I beat them as dust of the earth, As mire of the streets I beat them smallI spread them out!

⁴⁴AndThou dost deliver me From the strivings of my people, Thou placest me for a head of nations; A people I have not known do serve me.

⁴⁵Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, At the hearing of the ear they hearken to me.

⁴⁶Sons of a stranger fade away, And gird themselves by their close places.

⁴⁷Jehovah liveth, and blessed is my Rock, And exalted is my GodThe Rock of my salvation.

⁴⁸Godwho is giving vengeance to me, And bringing down peoples under me,

⁴⁹And bringing me forth from mine enemies, Yea, above my withstanders Thou raisest me up. From a man of violence Thou deliverest me.

⁵⁰Therefore I confess Thee, O Jehovah, among nations. And to Thy name I sing praise.

⁵¹Magnifying the salvations of His king, And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, To David, and to his seedunto the age!'