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2 Samuel 22

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And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul .
David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies , and out of the hand of Saul :
He said : “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer .
and he said , Yahweh is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer , even mine;
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge , my shield, and the horn of my salvation . My stronghold , my refuge , and my Savior, You save me from violence.
God , my rock, in him will I take refuge ; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower , and my refuge; My savior, you save me from violence.
I will call upon the LORD , who is worthy to be praised ; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
I will call on Yahweh , who is worthy to be praised : So shall I be saved from my enemies.
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me .
For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came on me.
In my distress I called upon the LORD ; I cried out to my God . And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.
In my distress I called on Yahweh ; Yes, I called to my God : He heard my voice out of his temple , My cry [came] into his ears.
Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger .
Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked Were shaken , because he was angry .
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth ; glowing coals blazed forth .
There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, Fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it .
He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
He bowed the heavens also, and came down ; Thick darkness was under his feet.
He mounted a cherub and flew ; He soared on the wings of the wind.
He rode on a cherub , and did fly ; Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
He made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies .
From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth .
At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled .
The LORD thundered from heaven ; the voice of the Most High resounded .
Yahweh thundered from heaven , The Most High uttered his voice .
He shot His arrows and scattered the foes ; He hurled lightning and routed them.
He sent out arrows , and scattered them ; Lightning , and confused them.
The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD , at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Yahweh , At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters .
He sent from on high , he took me; He drew me out of many waters ;
He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
They confronted me in my day of calamity , but the LORD was my support .
They came on me in the day of my calamity ; But Yahweh was my stay .
He brought me out into the open ; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
He brought me forth also into a large place ; He delivered me , because he delighted in me.
The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me .
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
For I have kept the ways of Yahweh, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
For all his ordinances were before me; As for his statutes , I did not depart from them .
And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
I was also perfect toward him ; I kept myself from my iniquity.
So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight .
Therefore has Yahweh recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight .
To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless ;
With the merciful you will show yourself merciful; With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect ;
to the pure You show Yourself pure , but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
With the pure you will show yourself pure ; With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
You save an afflicted people , but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
The afflicted people you will save; But your eyes are on the haughty , that you may bring them down.
For You , O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.
For you are my lamp , Yahweh ; Yahweh will lighten my darkness.
For in You I can charge an army ; with my God I can scale a wall.
For by you I run on a troop ; By my God do I leap over a wall.
As for God, His way is perfect ; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
As for God, his way is perfect : The word of Yahweh is tried; He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
For who is God besides the LORD ? And who is the Rock except our God?
For who is God , save Yahweh ? Who is a rock , save our God?
God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear .
God is my strong fortress ; He guides the perfect in his way.
He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights .
He makes his feet like hinds' [feet], Sets me on my high places .
He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze .
He teaches my hands to war, So that my arms do bend a bow of brass .
You have given me Your shield of salvation , and Your gentleness exalts me.
You have also given me the shield of your salvation ; Your gentleness has made me great .
You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way .
You have enlarged my steps under me ; My feet have not slipped .
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
I have pursued my enemies , and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again until they were consumed.
I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can't arise: Yes, they are fallen under my feet.
You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
For you have girded me with strength to the battle; You have subdued under me those who rose up against me .
You have made my enemies retreat before me ; I put an end to those who hated me.
You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me , That I might cut off those who hate me.
They looked, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD , but He did not answer.
They looked, but there was none to save ; Even to Yahweh , but he didn't answer them .
I ground them as the dust of the earth ; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.
Then did I beat them small as the dust of the earth , I did crush them as the mire of the streets , and did spread them abroad .
You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations ; a people I had not known shall serve me.
You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me to be the head of the nations : A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
Foreigners cower before me ; when they hear me, they obey me.
The foreigners shall submit themselves to me : As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds .
The foreigners shall fade away, Shall come trembling out of their close places .
The LORD lives , and blessed be my Rock ! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—
Yahweh lives ; Blessed be my rock ; Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,
Even the God who executes vengeance for me , Who brings down peoples under me,
who frees me from my enemies . You exalt me above my foes ; You rescue me from violent men .
Who brings me forth from my enemies : Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me ; You deliver me from the violent man .
Therefore I will praise You, O LORD , among the nations ; I will sing praises to Your name.
Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh , among the nations , Will sing praises to your name.
Great salvation He brings to His king . He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever .
Great deliverance gives he to his king , Shows loving kindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, forevermore .

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