Thematic Bible
2 Samuel 22:1 (show verse)
David spoke the words of this song to the Lord when the Lord rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
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2 Samuel 22:2 (show verse)
He said:“The Lord is my rock and my fortress [on the mountain] and my rescuer;
2 Samuel 22:3 (show verse)
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge,
My Savior—You save me from violence.
2 Samuel 22:4 (show verse)
“I call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.
2 Samuel 22:5 (show verse)
“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of
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2 Samuel 22:6 (show verse)
“The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
2 Samuel 22:7 (show verse)
“In my distress I called upon the Lord;
I cried out to my God,
And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice;
My cry for help came into His ears.
2 Samuel 22:8 (show verse)
“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the heavens trembled
And were shaken, because He was angry.
2 Samuel 22:9 (show verse)
“Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
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2 Samuel 22:10 (show verse)
“He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
2 Samuel 22:11 (show verse)
“He rode on a cherub and flew;
He appeared upon the wings of the wind.
2 Samuel 22:12 (show verse)
“He made darkness
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
2 Samuel 22:13 (show verse)
“Out of the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were set aflame.
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2 Samuel 22:14 (show verse)
“The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
2 Samuel 22:15 (show verse)
“He sent out arrows and scattered them;
Lightning, and confused them.
2 Samuel 22:16 (show verse)
“The channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At the rebuke of the Lord,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
2 Samuel 22:17 (show verse)
“He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of great waters.
2 Samuel 22:18 (show verse)
“He rescued me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
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2 Samuel 22:19 (show verse)
“They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.
2 Samuel 22:20 (show verse)
“He also brought me out to an open place;
He rescued me because He delighted in me.
2 Samuel 22:21 (show verse)
“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
2 Samuel 22:22 (show verse)
“For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not acted wickedly against my God.
2 Samuel 22:23 (show verse)
“For all His judgments (legal decisions) were before me,
And from His statutes I did not turn aside.
2 Samuel 22:24 (show verse)
“I was also blameless before Him,
And kept myself from wrongdoing.
2 Samuel 22:25 (show verse)
“Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His sight.
2 Samuel 22:26 (show verse)
“With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless.
2 Samuel 22:27 (show verse)
“With the pure You show Yourself pure,
With the perverted You show Yourself astute.
2 Samuel 22:28 (show verse)
“And You save the afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate).
2 Samuel 22:29 (show verse)
“For You, O Lord, are my lamp;
The Lord illumines and dispels my darkness.
2 Samuel 22:30 (show verse)
“For by You I can run upon a troop;
By my God I can leap over a wall.
2 Samuel 22:31 (show verse)
“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;
The word of the Lord is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
2 Samuel 22:32 (show verse)
“For who is God, besides the Lord?
And who is a rock, besides our God?
2 Samuel 22:33 (show verse)
“God is my strong fortress;
He sets the blameless in His way.
2 Samuel 22:34 (show verse)
“He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift];
He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.
2 Samuel 22:35 (show verse)
“He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.
2 Samuel 22:36 (show verse)
“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your help and gentleness make me great.
2 Samuel 22:37 (show verse)
“You enlarge my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped.
2 Samuel 22:38 (show verse)
“I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated).
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2 Samuel 22:39 (show verse)
“I consumed them and shattered them, so that they did not rise;
They fell under my feet.
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2 Samuel 22:40 (show verse)
“For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who stood against me.
2 Samuel 22:41 (show verse)
“You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat],
And I destroyed those who hated me.
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2 Samuel 22:42 (show verse)
“They looked, but there was no savior for them—
Even to the Lord [they looked], but He did not answer them.
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2 Samuel 22:43 (show verse)
“Then I beat them as [small as] the dust of the earth;
I crushed and stamped them as the mire (dirt, mud) of the streets.
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2 Samuel 22:44 (show verse)
“You also have rescued me from strife with my [own] people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
People whom I have not known served me.
2 Samuel 22:45 (show verse)
“Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.
2 Samuel 22:46 (show verse)
“Foreigners lose heart;
They come trembling out of their strongholds.
2 Samuel 22:47 (show verse)
“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
2 Samuel 22:48 (show verse)
“It is God who executes vengeance for me,
And brings down [and disciplines] the peoples under me,
2 Samuel 22:49 (show verse)
Who also brings me out from my enemies.
You even lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
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2 Samuel 22:50 (show verse)
“For this I will give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations;
I will sing praises to Your name.
2 Samuel 22:51 (show verse)
“He is a tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and his offspring forever.”