2 Samuel 22

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2 Samuel 22

Davids Song of Thanksgiving

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1} David spoke the words of this song to the Lord on the day the Lord rescued him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. ^{Tools
2} He said:^(A)

The Lord is my rock, my fortress,^(B) and my deliverer,

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my God, my mountain^(a) where I seek refuge.
My shield, the horn of my salvation,^(C) my stronghold,^(D) my refuge,^(E)
and my Savior, You save me from violence.

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I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise,^(F)
and I was saved from my enemies.

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For the waves of death engulfed me;^(G)
the torrents of destruction terrified me.

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The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.^(H)

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I called to the Lord in my distress;
I called to my God.^(I)
From His temple He heard my voice,
and my cry for help reached His ears.

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Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the heavens^(b) trembled;^(J)
they shook because He burned with anger.^(K)

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Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.^(c)

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He parted the heavens and came down,^(L)
a dark cloud beneath His feet.

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He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring^(d) on the wings of the wind.

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He made darkness a canopy around Him,
a gathering^(e) of water and thick clouds.^(M)

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From the radiance of His presence,
flaming coals were ignited.

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The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High projected His voice.^(N)

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He shot arrows and scattered them;^(O)
He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.^(P)

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The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of the breath^(Q) of His nostrils.^(R)

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He reached down from heaven
and took hold of me;
He pulled me out of deep waters.^(S)

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He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.

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They confronted me in the day of my distress,
but the Lord was my support.

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He brought me out to a spacious place;^(T)
He rescued me because He delighted in me.

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The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteousness;^(U)
He repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.^(V)

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For I have kept the ways of the Lord^(W)
and have not turned from my God to wickedness.

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Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances^(X) in mind^(f)
and have not disregarded His statutes.

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I was blameless before Him
and kept myself from sinning.

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So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness^(g) in His sight.

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With the faithful
You prove Yourself faithful;
with the blameless man
You prove Yourself blameless;

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with the pure
You prove Yourself pure,
but with the crooked
You prove Yourself shrewd.

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You rescue an afflicted people,^(Y)
but Your eyes are set against the proud—
You humble them.^(Z)

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Lord, You are my lamp;
the Lord illuminates my darkness.^(AA)

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With You I can attack a barrier,^(h)
and with my God I can leap over a wall.^(AB)

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God—His way is perfect;^(AC)
the word of the Lord is pure.^(AD)
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

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For who is God besides the Lord?
And who is a rock? Only our God.

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God is my strong refuge;⁽ⁱ⁾
He makes my way perfect.^(j)

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He makes my feet like the feet of a deer
and sets me securely on the^(k) heights.^(l)

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He trains my hands for war;^(AE)
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

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You have given me the shield of Your salvation;^(AF)
Your help^(m) exalts me.

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You widen a place beneath me for my steps,
and my ankles do not give way.

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I pursue my enemies and destroy them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.

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I wipe them out and crush them,
and they do not rise;
they fall beneath my feet.

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You have clothed me with strength for battle;
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.^(AG)

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You have made my enemies retreat before me;⁽ⁿ⁾
I annihilate those who hate me.

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They look, but there is no one to save them—
they look to the Lord, but He does not answer them.^(AH)

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I pulverize them like dust of the earth;
I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.^(AI)

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You have freed me from the feuds among my people;^(AJ)
You have appointed me the head of nations;
a people I had not known serve me.^(AK)

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Foreigners submit to me grudgingly;
as soon as they hear, they obey me.

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Foreigners lose heart
and come trembling from their fortifications.^(AL)

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The Lord lives—may my rock be praised!
God, the rock of my salvation,^(AM) is exalted.

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God—He gives me vengeance
and casts down peoples under me.^(AN)

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He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
You rescue me from violent men.^(AO)

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Therefore I will praise You, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing about Your name.^(AP)

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He is a tower of salvation for^(o) His king;
He shows loyalty to His anointed,
to David and his descendants forever.^(AQ)

Footnotes:

a. 2 Samuel 22:3: LXX; MT reads God of my mountain; Ps 18:2

b. 2 Samuel 22:8: Some Hb mss, Syr, Vg read mountains; Ps 18:7

c. 2 Samuel 22:9: Or ablaze from Him

d. 2 Samuel 22:11: Some Hb mss; other Hb mss, Syr, Tg read He was seen

e. 2 Samuel 22:12: Or sieve, or mass; Hb obscure

f. 2 Samuel 22:23: Lit Indeed, all His ordinances have been in front of me

g. 2 Samuel 22:25: LXX, Syr, Vg read to the cleanness of my hands; Ps 18:24

h. 2 Samuel 22:30: Or ridge

i. 2 Samuel 22:33: DSS, some LXX mss, Syr, Vg read God clothes me with strength; Ps 18:32

j. 2 Samuel 22:33: Some LXX mss, Syr; MT reads He sets free the blameless His way; Hb obscure

k. 2 Samuel 22:34: LXX; some Hb mss read my; other Hb mss read His

l. 2 Samuel 22:34: Or on my high places

m. 2 Samuel 22:36: LXX reads humility; Ps 18:35

n. 2 Samuel 22:41: Lit You gave me the neck of my enemies

o. 2 Samuel 22:51: DSS read He gives great victory to

Cross references:

A. 2 Samuel 22:2: Psalm 18:2-50

B. 2 Samuel 22:2: Psalm 31:3; Psalm 71:3

C. 2 Samuel 22:3: Luke 1:69

D. 2 Samuel 22:3: Psalm 9:9; Psalm 59:9; Psalm 59:16-17; Psalm 62:2; Psalm 62:6

E. 2 Samuel 22:3: Psalm 14:6; Psalm 71:7; Jeremiah 16:19

F. 2 Samuel 22:4: 1 Chronicles 16:25; Psalm 48:1; Psalm 96:4

G. 2 Samuel 22:5: Psalm 42:7; Jonah 2:3

H. 2 Samuel 22:6: Psalm 116:3

I. 2 Samuel 22:7: Psalm 116:4; Psalm 120:1; Jonah 2:2

J. 2 Samuel 22:8: Judges 5:4; Psalm 77:18; Psalm 97:4

K. 2 Samuel 22:8: Job 26:11

L. 2 Samuel 22:10: Psalm 144:5; Isaiah 64:1

M. 2 Samuel 22:12: Psalm 97:2

N. 2 Samuel 22:14: Job 37:4

O. 2 Samuel 22:15: Deuteronomy 32:23; Psalm 7:13; Psalm 77:17; Habakkuk 3:11

P. 2 Samuel 22:15: Psalm 144:6

Q. 2 Samuel 22:16: Job 4:9; Isaiah 30:33

R. 2 Samuel 22:16: Exodus 15:8

S. 2 Samuel 22:17: Psalm 144:7

T. 2 Samuel 22:20: Psalm 31:8; Psalm 118:5

U. 2 Samuel 22:21: 1 Samuel 26:23; 1 Kings 8:32; Psalm 7:8

V. 2 Samuel 22:21: Psalm 24:3-4

W. 2 Samuel 22:22: Proverbs 8:32

X. 2 Samuel 22:23: Psalm 119:30; Psalm 119:102

Y. 2 Samuel 22:28: Psalm 72:12-13

Z. 2 Samuel 22:28: Isaiah 2:11-12; Isaiah 2:17; Luke 1:51

AA. 2 Samuel 22:29: Job 29:3; Psalm 27:1

AB. 2 Samuel 22:30: 2 Samuel 5:6-9

AC. 2 Samuel 22:31: Deuteronomy 32:4

AD. 2 Samuel 22:31: Psalm 119:140

AE. 2 Samuel 22:35: Psalm 144:1

AF. 2 Samuel 22:36: Ephesians 6:16-17

AG. 2 Samuel 22:40: Psalm 44:5

AH. 2 Samuel 22:42: 1 Samuel 28:6; Proverbs 1:28

AI. 2 Samuel 22:43: Isaiah 10:6; Micah 7:10; Zechariah 10:5

AJ. 2 Samuel 22:44: 2 Samuel 2:8-10; 2 Samuel 15:1-6; 2 Samuel 20:1-2

AK. 2 Samuel 22:44: 2 Samuel 8:1-14; Isaiah 55:5

AL. 2 Samuel 22:46: Micah 7:17

AM. 2 Samuel 22:47: Psalm 89:26; Psalm 95:1

AN. 2 Samuel 22:48: Psalm 144:2

AO. 2 Samuel 22:49: Psalm 140:1

AP. 2 Samuel 22:50: Romans 15:9

AQ. 2 Samuel 22:51: 2 Samuel 7:12-16; Luke 1:55