2 Sam. 22:1 |
And David spoke the words of this song to Jehovah on the day when Jehovah delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. |
2 Sam. 22:2 |
And he said: / Jehovah is my crag and my fortress and my Deliverer; |
2 Sam. 22:3 |
My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge; / My shield and the horn of my salvation, my high retreat and my refuge; / My Savior, You save me from violence. |
2 Sam. 22:4 |
I called upon Jehovah, who is worthy of praise, / And from my enemies I was saved. |
2 Sam. 22:5 |
For the waves of death encompassed me; / The torrents of destruction assailed me. |
2 Sam. 22:6 |
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; / The snares of death confronted me. |
2 Sam. 22:7 |
In my distress I called upon Jehovah / And called to my God. / And He heard my voice from His temple, / And my cry [came] to His ears. |
2 Sam. 22:8 |
Then the earth shook and quaked, / And the foundations of the heavens trembled and shook about, / For He was furious. |
2 Sam. 22:9 |
Smoke went up from His nostrils, / And fire from His mouth devoured; / Coals blazed forth from Him. |
2 Sam. 22:10 |
He bowed the heavens down and descended, / And deep darkness was under His feet. |
2 Sam. 22:11 |
He rode upon a cherub and did fly; / He was seen upon the wings of the wind. |
2 Sam. 22:12 |
And He made darkness pavilions around Him: / Dark waterclouds, thick clouds of the skies. |
2 Sam. 22:13 |
Out of the brightness before Him / Fiery coals were kindled. |
2 Sam. 22:14 |
Jehovah thundered from heaven, / And the Most High uttered His voice. |
2 Sam. 22:15 |
And He sent forth arrows and scattered my enemies; / Lightning bolts, and discomfited them. |
2 Sam. 22:16 |
The channels of the sea were seen, / The foundations of the habitable land were laid bare, / By the rebuke of Jehovah, / At the blast of the breath of His nostrils. |
2 Sam. 22:17 |
He reached forth from on high; He took me; / He drew me out of great waters. |
2 Sam. 22:18 |
He delivered me from my strong enemy / And from those who hate me, for they were too mighty for me. |
2 Sam. 22:19 |
They confronted me in the day of my calamity, / But Jehovah became my support. |
2 Sam. 22:20 |
He brought me forth to a place broad and free; / He rescued me, for He took delight in me. |
2 Sam. 22:21 |
Jehovah has recompensed me according to my righteousness; / According to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me. |
2 Sam. 22:22 |
For I have kept the ways of Jehovah / And have not acted wickedly [by turning] away from my God. |
2 Sam. 22:23 |
For all His judgments were before me, / And as for His statutes, I did not turn away from them. |
2 Sam. 22:24 |
I was perfect toward Him, / And I kept myself from my iniquity. |
2 Sam. 22:25 |
Therefore Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, / According to my cleanness in His sight. |
2 Sam. 22:26 |
With the faithful You show Yourself faithful, / With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect, |
2 Sam. 22:27 |
With the pure You show Yourself pure, / And with the perverse You show Yourself contrary. |
2 Sam. 22:28 |
And You save the afflicted people, / But Your eyes are upon the haughty that You may bring [them] down; |
2 Sam. 22:29 |
For You are my lamp, O Jehovah. / And Jehovah lights up my darkness; |
2 Sam. 22:30 |
For by You I can run up against a troop; / By my God I can leap over a wall. |
2 Sam. 22:31 |
As for God, His way is perfect; / The word of Jehovah is tried. / He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him. |
2 Sam. 22:32 |
For who is God other than Jehovah, / And who is a rock except our God? |
2 Sam. 22:33 |
God is my strong fortress, / And He makes my way perfect; |
2 Sam. 22:34 |
He makes my feet like hinds' [feet] / And sets me on my high places; |
2 Sam. 22:35 |
He teaches my hands to wage war / So that my arms may bend a bronze bow. |
2 Sam. 22:36 |
And You have given me the shield of Your salvation, / And Your condescending gentleness has made me great. |
2 Sam. 22:37 |
You have broadened the places of my steps under me, / And my feet have not slipped. |
2 Sam. 22:38 |
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, / And I did not turn back until they were consumed. |
2 Sam. 22:39 |
And I devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise up; / Indeed, they have fallen under my feet. |
2 Sam. 22:40 |
And You girded me with strength for war; / You brought down under me those who rose up against me. |
2 Sam. 22:41 |
You also made my enemies turn [their] back to me, / And I annihilated those who hated me. |
2 Sam. 22:42 |
They looked, but there was no one to save [them;] / [They looked] to Jehovah, but He did not answer them. |
2 Sam. 22:43 |
Then I beat them like the dust of the earth; / I pounded them, I stamped them, like the mud of the streets. |
2 Sam. 22:44 |
And You rescued me from the strivings of my people; / You have kept me [as] the head of the nations; / A people whom I have not known serves me. |
2 Sam. 22:45 |
Foreigners come cringing to me; / At the [mere] hearing of a report, they obey me; |
2 Sam. 22:46 |
Foreigners are discouraged / And come quaking out of their fortresses. |
2 Sam. 22:47 |
Jehovah lives; and blessed be my rock, / And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation, |
2 Sam. 22:48 |
The God who executes vengeance for me / And brings down peoples under me, |
2 Sam. 22:49 |
And who brings me forth from my enemies. / Yes, You exalted me above those who rise up against me; / From the violent man You delivered me. |
2 Sam. 22:50 |
Therefore I give thanks to You among the nations, O Jehovah; / And I sing psalms to Your name. |
2 Sam. 22:51 |
[It is He] who magnifies salvation to His king / And executes lovingkindness to His anointed, / To David and to his seed forever. |