{"book":"2 Samuel","slug":"2-samuel","ch":22,"genre":"poetry","sub":"2 Samuel","prev":"2-samuel/21","next":"2-samuel/23","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"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.","f":[],"h":"David’s Song of Deliverance","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"He said:“ The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"He said:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ The LORD is my rock,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my fortress, and my deliverer."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":3,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"My God [is] my rock, in whom I take refuge,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my shield, and the horn of my salvation."},{"style":"indent1","t":"My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You save me from violence."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will call upon the LORD, [who is worthy] to be praised;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"so shall I be saved from my enemies."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"For the waves of death engulfed me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":6,"t":"The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The cords of Sheol entangled me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the snares of death confronted me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":7,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"In my distress I called upon the LORD;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I cried out to my God."},{"style":"indent1","t":"And from His temple He heard my voice,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and my cry for help reached His ears."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.","f":["Most Hebrew sources; Vulgate, Syriac, and two Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:7) mountains"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Then the earth shook and quaked;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the foundations of the heavens trembled;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they were shaken because He burned with anger."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":9,"t":"Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Smoke rose from His nostrils,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and consuming fire came from His mouth;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"glowing coals blazed forth."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He parted the heavens and came down"},{"style":"indent2","t":"with dark clouds beneath His feet."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.","f":["Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts He was seen"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He mounted a cherub and flew;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He soared on the wings of the wind."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He made darkness a canopy around Him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a gathering of water and thick clouds."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.","f":["Or bolts of lightning"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"From the brightness of His presence"},{"style":"indent2","t":"coals of fire blazed forth."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The LORD thundered from heaven;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the voice of the Most High resounded."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":15,"t":"He shot His arrows and scattered [the foes]; He hurled lightning and routed them.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He shot His arrows and scattered [the foes];"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He hurled lightning and routed them."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The channels of the sea appeared,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] the foundations of the world were exposed"},{"style":"indent1","t":"at the rebuke of the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"at the blast of the breath of His nostrils."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":17,"t":"He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"He reached down from on high and took hold of me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He drew me out of deep waters."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":18,"t":"He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He rescued me from my powerful enemy,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"from foes too mighty for me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They confronted me in my day of calamity,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but the LORD was my support."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He brought me out into the open;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He rescued me because He delighted in me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":22,"t":"For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For I have kept the ways of the LORD"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and have not wickedly departed from my God."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"For all His ordinances [are] before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For all His ordinances [are] before me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I have not disregarded His statutes."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"And I have been blameless before Him"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and kept myself from iniquity."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.","f":["Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) according to the cleanness of my hands"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"according to my cleanness in His sight."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"To the faithful You show Yourself faithful,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":27,"t":"to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"to the pure You show Yourself pure,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring [them] down.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You save an afflicted people,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring [them] down."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":29,"t":"For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"For You, O LORD, are my lamp;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the LORD lights up my darkness."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":30,"t":"For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For in You I can charge an army;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"with my God I can scale a wall."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":31,"t":"[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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"[As for] God, His way is perfect;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the word of the LORD is flawless."},{"style":"indent1","t":"He is a shield to all"},{"style":"indent2","t":"who take refuge in Him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":32,"t":"For who is God besides the LORD? And who [is] the Rock except our God?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"For who is God besides the LORD?"},{"style":"indent2","t":"And who [is] the Rock except our God?"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":33,"t":"God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"God is my strong fortress,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and He makes my way clear."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":34,"t":"He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He makes my feet like those of a deer"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and stations me upon the heights."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":35,"t":"He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He trains my hands for battle;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my arms can bend a bow of bronze."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":36,"t":"You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.","f":["Or and Your help exalts me or and You stoop down to make me great"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"You have given me Your shield of salvation,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and Your gentleness exalts me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":37,"t":"You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You broaden the path beneath me"},{"style":"indent2","t":"so that my ankles do not give way."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":38,"t":"I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I pursued my enemies and destroyed them;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I did not turn back until they were consumed."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":39,"t":"I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they have fallen under my feet."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":40,"t":"You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"You have armed me with strength for battle;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You have subdued my foes beneath me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":41,"t":"You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"You have made my enemies retreat before me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I destroyed those who hated me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":42,"t":"They looked, but [there was] no one to save them — to the LORD, but He did not answer.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They looked, but [there was] no one to save them —"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to the LORD, but He did not answer."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":43,"t":"I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I ground them as the dust of the earth;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":44,"t":"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.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"You have delivered me from the strife of my people;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You have preserved me as the head of nations;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"a people I had not known shall serve me."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":45,"t":"Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Foreigners cower before me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when they hear me, they obey me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":46,"t":"Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.","f":["Some LXX manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); MT and arm themselves"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Foreigners lose heart"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and come trembling from their strongholds."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":47,"t":"The LORD lives, and blessed [be] my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted —","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"The LORD lives, and blessed [be] my Rock!"},{"style":"indent2","t":"And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted —"}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":48,"t":"the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"the God who avenges me"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and brings down nations beneath me,"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":49,"t":"who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent2","t":"who frees me from my enemies."},{"style":"indent1","t":"You exalt me above my foes;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"You rescue me from violent men."}],"style":"indent2"},{"v":50,"t":"Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.","f":["Cited in Romans 15:9"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will sing praises to Your name."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":51,"t":"Great salvation {He brings to} His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Great salvation {He brings to} His king."},{"style":"indent2","t":"He shows loving devotion to His anointed,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to David and his descendants forever.”"}],"style":"indent1stline"}]}