2Sa 2 Samuel, chapter Second Book of Samuel, chapter 22
David’s Psalm of Deliverance
Now David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day that the Lord had saved him from the 22:1 Lit palmhand of all his enemies and from the 22:1 Lit palmhand of Saul. He said,
“The Lord is my 22:2 Lit cragrock and my fortress and my deliverer;Psa 18:2
22:3 As in LXX; MT God of my rockMy God, my rock, in whom I take refuge,
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge;
My savior, You save me from violence.2Sa 23:3; Gen 15:1; Psa 7:1
“I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.
“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The floods of 22:5 Or wickedness; Heb Belialdestruction terrified me;
The ropes of 22:6 I.e., the netherworldSheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.Job 22:10; Pro 14:27; Psa 18:5
“In my distress I called upon the Lord,
Yes, I called out to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.
“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of heaven were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.Psa 18:7
“Smoke went up 22:9 I.e., in His angerout of His nostrils,
And fire from His mouth was devouring;
Coals were kindled by it.Exo 24:17; Deu 4:24
“He also bowed the heavens down low, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
“He rode on a cherub and flew;
He 22:11 Many mss glidedappeared on the wings of the wind.
“He made darkness canopies around Him,
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.Job 36:28; Isa 50:3
“From the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were kindled.
“The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.Psa 29:3
“And He shot arrows and scattered them,
Lightning, and 22:15 Lit confusedrouted them.1Sa 2:10; 1Sa 7:10; 1Sa 12:18
“Then the channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were exposed
By the rebuke of the Lord,
From the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
“He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.Job 22:11; Psa 32:6; Isa 43:2
“He rescued me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
“They confronted me on the day of my disaster,
But the Lord was my support.
“He also brought me out into an open place;
He rescued me, because He delighted in me.Psa 31:8
“The Lord has treated me in accordance with my righteousness;
In accordance with the cleanliness of my hands He has repaid me.Job 22:30; Psa 4:1
“For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not acted wickedly against my God.
“For all His ordinances were before me,
And as for His statutes, I did not deviate from 22:23 Lit itthem.
“I was also 22:24 Lit complete; or having integrityblameless toward Him,
And I have kept myself from my wrongdoing.
“So the Lord has repaid me in accordance with my righteousness,
In accordance with my cleanliness before His eyes.Psa 7:9
“With the one who is faithful You show Yourself faithful,
With the 22:26 Lit complete; or having integrityblameless one You prove Yourself 22:26 Lit complete; or having integrityblameless;
With the one who is pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the crooked You 22:27 As in two Heb mss and Ps 18:26; MT pretend stupidityshow Yourself astute.
“And You save an afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You humiliate.Pro 29:23; Job 22:29
“For You are my lamp, Lord;
And the Lord illuminates my darkness.Psa 27:1; Psa 112:4; Job 29:3
“For by You I can run at a 22:30 Or walltroop of warriors;
By my God I can leap over a wall.
“As for God, His way is 22:31 Lit complete; or having integrityblameless;
The word of the Lord is refined;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
“For who is God, except the Lord?
And who is a rock, except our God?Exo 15:11; Isa 43:11
“God is my strong fortress;
And He 22:33 Or sets freesets the 22:33 Lit complete; or having integrityblameless on 22:33 Another reading is myHis way.
“He makes 22:34 Another reading is Hismy feet like deer’s feet,
And sets me on my high places.
“He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.Gen 49:8; Deu 33:29
“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your 22:36 Lit answeringhelp makes me great.Psa 3:3
“You enlarge my steps under me,
And my 22:37 Lit anklesfeet have not slipped.
“I pursued my enemies and eliminated them,
And I did not turn back until they were finished off.
“And I have devoured them and smashed them, so that they would not rise;
And they fell under my feet.Psa 27:2
“For You have encircled me with strength for battle;
You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me.
“You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
And I 22:41 Or silenceddestroyed those who hated me.Gen 49:8
“They looked, but there was no one to save them;
Even to the Lord, but He did not answer them.
“Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth;
I crushed and trampled them like the mud of the streets.Psa 83:10; Isa 10:6; Jer 8:2
“You have also saved me from the contentions of my people;
You have kept me as head of the nations;
A people I have not known serve me.2Sa 8:6; Psa 60:8
“Foreigners pretend to obey me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.
“Foreigners lose heart,
And 22:46 Reading based on Ps 18:45; MT belt up themselvescome trembling out of their fortresses.
“The Lord lives, and blessed be my Rock;
And exalted be 22:47 As in LXX; MT the God of the rockmy God, the rock of my salvation,Deu 32:40; Psa 42:2; Ezk 14:16
The God who executes vengeance for me,
And brings down peoples under me,
Who also brings me out from my enemies;
You also raise me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent person.
“Therefore I will 22:50 Or praisegive thanks to You, Lord, among the nations,
And I will sing praises to Your name.Rom 15:9
“He is a tower of 22:51 Lit acts of salvationsalvation to His king,
And shows favor to His anointed,
To David and his 22:51 Lit seeddescendants forever.”2Sa 8:6; 2Sa 23:10; Gal 3:16