Thematic Bible

2 Samuel 22:1

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.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:2

He said:

The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,

2 Samuel 22:3

my God, my mountain where I seek refuge.
My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge,
and my Savior, You save me from violence.

2 Samuel 22:4

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

2 Samuel 22:5

For the waves of death engulfed me;
the torrents of destruction terrified me.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:6

The ropes of Sheol entangled me;
the snares of death confronted me.

2 Samuel 22:7

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

2 Samuel 22:8

Then the earth shook and quaked;
the foundations of the heavens trembled;
they shook because He burned with anger.

2 Samuel 22:9

Smoke rose from His nostrils,
and consuming fire came from His mouth;
coals were set ablaze by it.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:10

He parted the heavens and came down,
a dark cloud beneath His feet.

2 Samuel 22:11

He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring on the wings of the wind.

2 Samuel 22:12

He made darkness a canopy around Him,
a gathering of water and thick clouds.

2 Samuel 22:13

From the radiance of His presence,
flaming coals were ignited.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:14

The Lord thundered from heaven;
the Most High projected His voice.

2 Samuel 22:15

He shot arrows and scattered them;
He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.

2 Samuel 22:16

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 of His nostrils.

2 Samuel 22:17

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

2 Samuel 22:18

He rescued me from my powerful enemy
and from those who hated me,
for they were too strong for me.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:19

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

2 Samuel 22:20

He brought me out to a spacious place;
He rescued me because He delighted in me.

2 Samuel 22:21

The Lord rewarded me
according to my righteousness;
He repaid me
according to the cleanness of my hands.

2 Samuel 22:22

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

2 Samuel 22:23

Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind
and have not disregarded His statutes.

2 Samuel 22:24

I was blameless before Him
and kept myself from sinning.

2 Samuel 22:25

So the Lord repaid me
according to my righteousness,
according to my cleanness in His sight.

2 Samuel 22:26

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

2 Samuel 22:27

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

2 Samuel 22:28

You rescue an afflicted people,
but Your eyes are set against the proud—
You humble them.

2 Samuel 22:29

Lord, You are my lamp;
the Lord illuminates my darkness.

2 Samuel 22:30

With You I can attack a barrier,
and with my God I can leap over a wall.

2 Samuel 22:31

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

2 Samuel 22:32

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

2 Samuel 22:33

God is my strong refuge;
He makes my way perfect.

2 Samuel 22:34

He makes my feet like the feet of a deer
and sets me securely on the heights.

2 Samuel 22:35

He trains my hands for war;
my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

2 Samuel 22:36

You have given me the shield of Your salvation;
Your help exalts me.

2 Samuel 22:37

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

2 Samuel 22:38

I pursue my enemies and destroy them;
I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:39

I wipe them out and crush them,
and they do not rise;
they fall beneath my feet.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:40

You have clothed me with strength for battle;
You subdue my adversaries beneath me.

2 Samuel 22:41

You have made my enemies retreat before me;
I annihilate those who hate me.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:42

They look, but there is no one to save them—
they look to the Lord, but He does not answer them.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:43

I pulverize them like dust of the earth;
I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:44

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

2 Samuel 22:45

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

2 Samuel 22:46

Foreigners lose heart
and come trembling from their fortifications.

2 Samuel 22:47

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

2 Samuel 22:48

God—He gives me vengeance
and casts down peoples under me.

2 Samuel 22:49

He frees me from my enemies.
You exalt me above my adversaries;
You rescue me from violent men.
No Themes for this verse.

2 Samuel 22:50

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

2 Samuel 22:51

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