SECOND SAMUEL

 

2 Samuel Chapter 22

1 ¶ David spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day the LORD delivered him from the hand of Saul, and from the hand of all his enemies:

2 ¶ He said, The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer;

3 I will trust in God; who is my rock and refuge: he is my shield, the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my savior; you save me from violence.

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

5 When the waves of death surrounded me, the torrents of destruction made me afraid;

6 The sorrows of hell engulfed me; the snares of death confronted me;

7 In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he heard my voice from his temple, and my cry entered his ears.

8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven reeled and quaked, because he was angry.

9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and fire from his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.

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

11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew: he was seen upon the wings of the wind.

12 He made darkness a canopy around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

13 Through the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth.

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

15 He sent out arrows, and scattered them; He sent out lightning, and routed them.

16 Then the channels of the sea were seen, the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.

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

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

19 They came upon me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.

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

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

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

23 For all his judgments were before me: and from his statutes, I did not turn aside.

24 I was also blameless before him, and have kept myself from my iniquity.

25 Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his sight.

26 With the merciful you will show yourself merciful, and with the upright man you will show yourself upright.

27 With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the wicked you will show yourself contrary.

28 You will save the humble: but your eyes are on the haughty, that you may bring them down.

29 For you, O LORD, are my lamp: and the LORD turns my darkness to light.

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

31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is tried: he is a shield to all those who trust in him.

32 For who is God, other than the LORD? and who is a rock, other than our God?

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

34 He makes my feet like the feet of a deer: and sets me secure on the heights.

35 He teaches my hands to make war; so that a bow of steel is bent by my arms.

36 You have given me the shield of your salvation: and your kindness has made me great.

37 You have provided a wide place for my steps; so that my feet did not slip.

38 I have pursued my enemies, and destroyed them; and did not turn back until I had consumed them.

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

40 For you have girded me with strength for the battle: those who rose up against me have you subdued under me.

41 You have also given me the necks of my enemies, that I might destroy those who hate me.

42 They looked, but there was no one to save; even to the LORD, but he did not answer them.

43 Then I beat them to powder as the dust of the earth, I crushed them as the mire of the street, and scattered them abroad.

44 You also have delivered me from the strife of my people, you have preserved me to be head of the heathen: a people whom I did not know will serve me.

45 Foreigners will submit themselves to me: as soon as they hear, they will be obedient to me.

46 Foreigners will lose heart, and come trembling from their fortifications.

47 The LORD lives; and blessed be my rock; God the rock of my salvation is exalted.

48 It is God who avenges me, and who brings down the people under me,

49 Who brought me out from my enemies: you also lifted me up on high above those who rose up against me: you have delivered me from the violent man.

50 Therefore I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises to your name.

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