Thematic Bible
2 Samuel 22:1 (show verse)
And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand 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 and my deliverer,
2 Samuel 22:3 (show verse)
my 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.
2 Samuel 22:4 (show verse)
I call upon 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 destruction assailed me;
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2 Samuel 22:6 (show verse)
the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
2 Samuel 22:7 (show verse)
"In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.
2 Samuel 22:8 (show verse)
"Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.
2 Samuel 22:9 (show verse)
Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
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2 Samuel 22:10 (show verse)
He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
2 Samuel 22:11 (show verse)
He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
2 Samuel 22:12 (show verse)
He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water.
2 Samuel 22:13 (show verse)
Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth.
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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)
And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them.
2 Samuel 22:16 (show verse)
Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
2 Samuel 22:17 (show verse)
"He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many 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 confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
2 Samuel 22:20 (show verse)
He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
2 Samuel 22:21 (show verse)
"The LORDdealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
2 Samuel 22:22 (show verse)
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
2 Samuel 22:23 (show verse)
For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside.
2 Samuel 22:24 (show verse)
I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt.
2 Samuel 22:25 (show verse)
And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
2 Samuel 22:26 (show verse)
"With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless;
2 Samuel 22:27 (show verse)
with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous.
2 Samuel 22:28 (show verse)
You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.
2 Samuel 22:29 (show verse)
For you are my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness.
2 Samuel 22:30 (show verse)
For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall.
2 Samuel 22:31 (show verse)
This God--his way is perfect; the word of the LORD proves true; he is a shield for all those who take refuge in him.
2 Samuel 22:32 (show verse)
"For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
2 Samuel 22:33 (show verse)
This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless.
2 Samuel 22:34 (show verse)
He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights.
2 Samuel 22:35 (show verse)
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
2 Samuel 22:36 (show verse)
You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great.
2 Samuel 22:37 (show verse)
You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip;
2 Samuel 22:38 (show verse)
I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed.
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2 Samuel 22:39 (show verse)
I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet.
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2 Samuel 22:40 (show verse)
For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me.
2 Samuel 22:41 (show verse)
You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them.
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2 Samuel 22:42 (show verse)
They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them.
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2 Samuel 22:43 (show verse)
I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets.
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2 Samuel 22:44 (show verse)
"You delivered me from strife with my people; you kept me as the head of the nations; people whom I had not known served me.
2 Samuel 22:45 (show verse)
Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me.
2 Samuel 22:46 (show verse)
Foreigners lost heart and came tremblingout of their fortresses.
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)
the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me,
2 Samuel 22:49 (show verse)
who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence.
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2 Samuel 22:50 (show verse)
"For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to your name.
2 Samuel 22:51 (show verse)
Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever."