2 Samuel 22

2 Samuel 22:1

And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

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2 Samuel 22:2

He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

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2 Samuel 22:3

My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

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2 Samuel 22:4

I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

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2 Samuel 22:5

For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

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ungodly men Heb. Belial

2 Samuel 22:6

The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

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2 Samuel 22:7

In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.

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2 Samuel 22:8

Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

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2 Samuel 22:9

Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

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out of his Heb. by his , etc

2 Samuel 22:10

He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

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2 Samuel 22:11

He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

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2 Samuel 22:12

He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

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dark waters Heb. binding waters

2 Samuel 22:13

From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.

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2 Samuel 22:14

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

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2 Samuel 22:15

He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

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2 Samuel 22:16

The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

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2 Samuel 22:17

He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

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many or , great

2 Samuel 22:18

He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

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2 Samuel 22:19

They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

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2 Samuel 22:20

He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

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2 Samuel 22:21

The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

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2 Samuel 22:22

For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

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2 Samuel 22:23

For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

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2 Samuel 22:24

And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

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before him Heb. to him

2 Samuel 22:25

So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.

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2 Samuel 22:26

To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

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2 Samuel 22:27

to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

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2 Samuel 22:28

You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

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2 Samuel 22:29

For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.

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2 Samuel 22:30

For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.

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2 Samuel 22:31

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

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tried or , refined

2 Samuel 22:32

For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

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2 Samuel 22:33

God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.

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maketh Heb. riddeth , or looseth

2 Samuel 22:34

He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

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maketh Heb. equalleth to

2 Samuel 22:35

He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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to war Heb. for the war

2 Samuel 22:36

You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

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2 Samuel 22:37

You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

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2 Samuel 22:38

I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

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2 Samuel 22:39

I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

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2 Samuel 22:40

You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

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2 Samuel 22:41

You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.

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2 Samuel 22:42

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

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2 Samuel 22:43

I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

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2 Samuel 22:44

You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

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2 Samuel 22:45

Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.

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2 Samuel 22:46

Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

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2 Samuel 22:47

The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—

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2 Samuel 22:48

the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,

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2 Samuel 22:49

who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

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2 Samuel 22:50

Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

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2 Samuel 22:51

Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

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