2 Samuel 22

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1. 1David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies, including Saul:
2. 2He said, "The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
3. 3The God of my rock; in him I will trust: he is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my savior; you save me from violence.
4. 4I will call on the LORD, who deserves all praise, and I will be saved from my enemies.
5. 5The waves of death closed in around me, and the floods of ungodly men terrified me.
6. 6The sorrows of hell surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me;
7. 7In my distress, I called upon the LORD and cried to my God. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry reached his ears.
8. 8Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of the heavens quaked and shuddered because he was angry.
9. 9Smoke poured from his nostrils, and consuming fire blazed from his mouth. Burning coals flared out from him.
10. 10He parted the heavens and came down, with thick darkness beneath his feet.
11. 11He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12. 12He made darkness his pavilions all around him, with dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
13. 13From the brilliance of his presence, coals of fire blazed to life.
14. 14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High let his voice ring out.
15. 15He launched his arrows and scattered them; he hurled lightning and threw them into chaos.
16. 16The channels of the sea were exposed, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare at the LORD's rebuke, at the fierce blast of breath from his nostrils.
17. 17He reached down from above and took hold of me; he drew me out of many waters.
18. 18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from those who hated me — they were far too strong for me.
19. 19They confronted me on the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20. 20He brought me out into an open place. He rescued me because he was pleased with me.
21. 21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me because my hands were clean.
22. 22I have followed the LORD's ways and have not turned away from my God in wickedness.
23. 23For all his judgments were before me, and I did not turn away from his statutes.
24. 24I was also upright before him, and I have kept myself from my iniquity.
25. 25So the LORD has rewarded me for my righteousness, for the cleanness he sees in me.
26. 26To the merciful, you show mercy. To the blameless, you show yourself blameless.
27. 27To the pure, you show yourself pure. But to the crooked, you show yourself shrewd.
28. 28You save people who are suffering, but your eyes are on the arrogant — and you bring them down.
29. 29You are my lamp, LORD. The LORD turns my darkness into light.
30. 30With your help I can charge an army. With my God I can scale a wall.
31. 31As for God, his way is perfect. The word of the LORD has been proven true. He is a shield to everyone who takes refuge in him.
32. 32Who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock except our God?
33. 33God is my strength and power; He makes my way perfect.
34. 34He makes my feet as sure as a deer's and sets me upon my high places.
35. 35He trains my hands for battle so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36. 36You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness has made me great.
37. 37You made my steps wide beneath me, so my feet did not slip.
38. 38I chased my enemies and destroyed them. I didn't turn back until they were finished.
39. 39I crushed them and struck them down so they couldn't get up again. They fell beneath my feet.
40. 40You armed me with strength for battle. You subdued those who rose against me under me.
41. 41You have given me the necks of my enemies, so I could destroy those who hate me.
42. 42They looked for help, but no one came to save them. They even cried out to the LORD, but he didn't answer.
43. 43I ground them fine as dust on the ground. I crushed them like mud in the streets and scattered them.
44. 44You also delivered me from the strivings of my people; you made me the head of the heathen. A people I did not know shall serve me.
45. 45Foreigners come cringing before me. The moment they hear of me, they obey.
46. 46Foreigners lose their courage and come trembling out of their strongholds.
47. 47The LORD lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation!
48. 48It is God who avenges me and brings the people down under me.
49. 49He rescues me from my enemies. You lift me high above those who attack me. You deliver me from violent men.
50. 50Therefore, I will thank you, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to your name.
51. 51He is a tower of salvation for his king. He shows mercy to his anointed—to David and his descendants forever.