David’s Psalm of Deliverance
1 (A)And David spoke (B)the words of this song to the Lord in the day that the Lord delivered him from the (a)hand of all his enemies and from the (b)hand of Saul.
2 He said,
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“He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
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25 From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
“(AI)Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness before His eyes.
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“And I have devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise;
And (BD)they fell under my feet.
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50 And (BD)they fell under my feet.
“(BU)Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among the nations,
And I will sing praises to Your name.
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And I will sing praises to Your name.
Footnotes:
a.
2 Samuel 22:1: ['Lit ', palm]
b.
2 Samuel 22:1: ['Lit ', palm]
c.
2 Samuel 22:2: ['Lit ', crag]
d.
2 Samuel 22:3: ['Lit ', God of my rock]
e.
2 Samuel 22:5: ['Heb ', Belial]
f.
2 Samuel 22:5: ['Or ', terrified]
g.
2 Samuel 22:6: ['I.e. the nether world']
h.
2 Samuel 22:7: ['Or ', called]
i.
2 Samuel 22:9: ['Or ', in His wrath]
j.
2 Samuel 22:11: ['Many mss read ', sped]
k.
2 Samuel 22:12: ['Or ', pavilions]
l.
2 Samuel 22:15: ['Lit ', confused]
m.
2 Samuel 22:16: ['Or ', uncovered]
n.
2 Samuel 22:23: ['Lit ', it]
o.
2 Samuel 22:24: ['Lit ', complete, '; or ', having integrity]
p.
2 Samuel 22:26: ['Or ', loyal]
q.
2 Samuel 22:26: ['Or ', loyal]
r.
2 Samuel 22:26: ['Lit ', complete, '; or ', having integrity]
s.
2 Samuel 22:26: ['Lit ', complete, '; or ', having integrity]
t.
2 Samuel 22:27: ['Lit ', twisted]
u.
2 Samuel 22:30: ['Or ', crush a troop]
v.
2 Samuel 22:31: ['Lit ', complete, '; or ', having integrity]
w.
2 Samuel 22:33: ['Or ', sets free]
x.
2 Samuel 22:33: ['Lit ', complete, '; or ', having integrity]
y.
2 Samuel 22:33: ['Another reading is ', my]
z.
2 Samuel 22:34: ['Another reading is ', His]
aa.
2 Samuel 22:36: ['Lit ', answering]
ab.
2 Samuel 22:37: ['Lit ', ankles]
ac.
2 Samuel 22:40: ['Lit ', caused to bow down]
ad.
2 Samuel 22:41: ['Or ', silenced]
ae.
2 Samuel 22:46: ['Lit ', languish]
af.
2 Samuel 22:46: ['Lit ', gird themselves]
ag.
2 Samuel 22:46: ['Lit ', fastnesses]
ah.
2 Samuel 22:47: ['Lit ', the God of the rock]
ai.
2 Samuel 22:51: ['I.e. victories; lit ', salvation]
aj.
2 Samuel 22:51: ['Lit ', seed]
Cross references:
AA.
2 Samuel 22:19:
Psalm 23:4
AE.
2 Samuel 22:21:
Psalm 24:4
AZ.
2 Samuel 22:35:
Job 20:24
BE.
2 Samuel 22:40:
Psalm 44:5
BS.
2 Samuel 22:49:
Psalm 44:5