2 Samuel 22
American Standard-ASV1901 (ASV)
1 Ref And David spake unto Jehovah the words of this song in the day that Jehovah delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:
2 Ref and he said, Jehovah is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
3 Ref God, my rock, in him will I take refuge; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge; My saviour, thou savest me from violence.
4 Ref I will call upon Jehovah, who is worthy to be praised: So shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 Ref For the waves of death compassed me; The floods of ungodliness made me afraid:
6 Ref The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.
7 Ref In my distress I called upon Jehovah; Yea, I called unto my God: And he heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry `came' into his ears.
8 Ref Then the earth shook and trembled, The foundations of heaven quaked And were shaken, because he was wroth.
9 Ref There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: Coals were kindled by it.
10 Ref He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.
11 Ref And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 Ref And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
13 Ref At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled.
14 Ref Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice.
15 Ref And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.
16 Ref Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were laid bare, By the rebuke of Jehovah, At the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 Ref He sent from on high, he took me; He drew me out of many waters;
18 Ref He delivered me from my strong enemy, From them that hated me; for they were too mighty for me.
19 Ref They came upon me in the day of my calamity; But Jehovah was my stay.
20 Ref He brought me forth also into a large place; He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 Ref Jehovah rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22 Ref For I have kept the ways of Jehovah, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 Ref For all his ordinances were before me; And as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 Ref I was also perfect toward him; And I kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 Ref Therefore hath Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
26 Ref With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; With the perfect man thou wilt show thyself perfect;
27 Ref With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; And with the perverse thou wilt show thyself froward.
28 Ref And the afflicted people thou wilt save; But thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 Ref For thou art my lamp, O Jehovah; And Jehovah will lighten my darkness.
30 Ref For by thee I run upon a troop; By my God do I leap over a wall.
31 Ref As for God, his way is perfect: The word of Jehovah is tried; He is a shield unto all them that take refuge in him.
32 Ref For who is God, save Jehovah? And who is a rock, save our God?
33 Ref God is my strong fortress; And he guideth the perfect in his way.
34 Ref He maketh his feet like hinds' `feet', And setteth me upon my high places.
35 Ref He teacheth my hands to war, So that mine arms do bend a bow of brass.
36 Ref Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation; And thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 Ref Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; And my feet have not slipped.
38 Ref I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; Neither did I turn again till they were consumed.
39 Ref And I have consumed them, and smitten them through, so that they cannot arise: Yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 Ref For thou hast girded me with strength unto the battle; Thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me.
41 Ref Thou hast also made mine enemies turn their backs unto me, That I might cut off them that hate me.
42 Ref They looked, but there was none to save; Even unto Jehovah, but he answered them not.
43 Ref 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.
44 Ref Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people; Thou hast kept me to be the head of the nations: A people whom I have not known shall serve me.
45 Ref The foreigners shall submit themselves unto me: As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me.
46 Ref The foreigners shall fade away, And shall come trembling out of their close places.
47 Ref Jehovah liveth; And blessed be my rock; And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
48 Ref Even the God that executeth vengeance for me, And that bringeth down peoples under me,
49 Ref And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: Yea, thou liftest me up above them that rise up against me; Thou deliverest me from the violent man.
50 Ref Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah, among the nations, And will sing praises unto thy name.
51 Ref Great deliverance giveth he to his king, And showeth lovingkindness to his anointed, To David and to his seed, for evermore.
King James Version (KJV)
1 Ref 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 Ref And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 Ref 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 Ref I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 Ref When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
6 Ref The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
7 Ref 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 Ref Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
9 Ref There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
10 Ref He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
11 Ref And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 Ref And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 Ref Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14 Ref The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
15 Ref And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16 Ref 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 Ref He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
18 Ref He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 Ref They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
20 Ref He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 Ref The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22 Ref For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 Ref For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 Ref I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 Ref Therefore the LORD hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
26 Ref With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
27 Ref With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt show thyself unsavory.
28 Ref And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 Ref For thou art my lamp, O LORD: and the LORD will lighten my darkness.
30 Ref For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 Ref 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 Ref For who is God, save the LORD? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 Ref God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
34 Ref He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
35 Ref He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
36 Ref Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 Ref Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
38 Ref I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39 Ref And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 Ref For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
41 Ref Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 Ref They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the LORD, but he answered them not.
43 Ref 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 Ref 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 Ref Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
46 Ref Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
47 Ref The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48 Ref It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me.
49 Ref 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 Ref Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
51 Ref He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.