2 Samuel 22
1. And David spake * unto the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD had delivered * him out of the hand of all his enemies * , and out of the hand of Saul:
2. And he said * , The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer * ;
3. The God of my rock; in him will I trust * : he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour * ; thou savest * me from violence.
4. I will call * on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised * : so shall I be saved * from mine enemies * .
5. When the waves of death compassed * me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid * ;
6. The sorrows of hell compassed me about * ; the snares of death prevented * me;
7. In my distress I called * upon the LORD, and cried * to my God: and he did hear * my voice out of his temple,and my cry did enter into his ears.
8. Then the earth shook * and trembled * ; the foundations of heaven moved * and shook * , because he was wroth * .
9. There went up * a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured * : coals were kindled * by it.
10. He bowed * the heavens also, and came down * ; and darkness was under his feet.
11. And he rode * upon a cherub, and did fly * : and he was seen * upon the wings of the wind.
12. And he made * darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters,and thick clouds of the skies.
13. Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled * .
14. The LORD thundered * from heaven, and the most High uttered * his voice.
15. And he sent out * arrows, and scattered * them; lightning, and discomfited * them.
16. And the channels of the sea appeared * , the foundations of the world were discovered * , at the rebuking 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 them that hated * me: for they were too strong * for me.
19. They prevented * me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
20. He brought me forth * also into a large place: he delivered * me, because he delighted * in me.
21. The LORD rewarded * me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed * me.
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 as for his statutes, I did not depart * from them.
24. I was also upright before him, and have kept * myself from mine iniquity.
25. Therefore the LORD hath recompensed * me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
26. With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful * , and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright * .
27. With the pure * thou wilt shew thyself pure * ; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury * .
28. And the afflicted people thou wilt save * : but thine eyes are upon the haughty * , that thou mayest bring them down * .
29. For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten * my darkness.
30. For by thee I have run * through a troop: by my God have I leaped over * a wall.
31. As for God, his way is perfect;the word of the LORD is tried * : he is a buckler to all them that trust * in him.
32. For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
33. God is my strength and power: and he maketh * my way perfect.
34. He maketh * my feet like * hinds' feet: and setteth * me upon my high places.
35. He teacheth * my hands to war;so that a bow of steel is broken * by mine arms.
36. Thou hast also given * me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness * hath made me great * .
37. Thou hast enlarged * my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip * .
38. I have pursued * mine enemies * , and destroyed * them; and turned not again * until I had consumed * them.
39. And I have consumed * them, and wounded * them, that they could not arise * : yea, they are fallen * under my feet.
40. For thou hast girded * me with strength to battle: them that rose up * against me hast thou subdued * under me.
41. Thou hast also given * me the necks of mine enemies * , that I might destroy * them that hate * me.
42. They looked * , but there was none to save * ; even unto the LORD, but he answered * them not.
43. Then did I beat * them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp * them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad * .
44. Thou also hast delivered * me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept * me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew * not shall serve * me.
45. Strangers shall submit * themselves unto me: as soon as they hear * ,they shall be obedient * unto me.
46. Strangers shall fade away * , and they shall be afraid * out of their close places.
47. The LORD liveth; and blessed * be my rock; and exalted * be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48. It is God that avengeth * me, and that bringeth down * the people under me,
49. And that bringeth me forth * from mine enemies * : thou also hast lifted me up on high * above them that rose up * against me: thou hast delivered * me from the violent man.
50. Therefore I will give thanks * unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises * unto thy name.
51. He is the tower * of salvation for his king: and sheweth * mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
