2 Samuel 22
New International Version - 2 Samuel 22 << | >> 123456789101112131415161718192021222324 22:1 David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 22:2 He said: 'The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; 22:3 my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior-from violent men you save me. 22:4 I call to the Lord , who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies. 22:5 'The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. 22:6 The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. 22:7 In my distress I called to the Lord ; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears. 22:8 'The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry. 22:9 Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it. 22:10 He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet. 22:11 He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind. 22:12 He made darkness his canopy around him- the dark rain clouds of the sky. 22:13 Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth. 22:14 The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. 22:15 He shot arrows and scattered the enemies , bolts of lightning and routed them. 22:16 The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord , at the blast of breath from his nostrils. 22:17 'He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. 22:18 He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. 22:19 They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. 22:20 He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me. 22:21 'The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me. 22:22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord ; I have not done evil by turning from my God. 22:23 All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees. 22:24 I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin. 22:25 The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. 22:26 'To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless, 22:27 to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd. 22:28 You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low. 22:29 You are my lamp, O Lord ; the Lord turns my darkness into light. 22:30 With your help I can advance against a troop ; with my God I can scale a wall. 22:31 'As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him. 22:32 For who is God besides the Lord ? And who is the Rock except our God? 22:33 It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. 22:34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he enables me to stand on the heights. 22:35 He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. 22:36 You give me your shield of victory; you stoop down to make me great. 22:37 You broaden the path beneath me, so that my ankles do not turn. 22:38 'I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. 22:39 I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet. 22:40 You armed me with strength for battle; you made my adversaries bow at my feet. 22:41 You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes. 22:42 They cried for help, but there was no one to save them-to the Lord , but he did not answer. 22:43 I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets. 22:44 'You have delivered me from the attacks of my people; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know are subject to me, 22:45 and foreigners come cringing to me; as soon as they hear me, they obey me. 22:46 They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds. 22:47 'The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior! 22:48 He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me, 22:49 who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me. 22:50 Therefore I will praise you, O Lord , among the nations; I will sing praises to your name. 22:51 He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.'