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2 Sam 22:1 |
DAVID SPOKE to the Lord the words of this song on the day when the Lord delivered him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. |
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2 Sam 22:2 |
He said: The Lord is my Rock [of escape from Saul] and my Fortress [in the wilderness] and my Deliverer; [I Sam. 23:14, 25, 28.] |
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2 Sam 22:3 |
My God, my Rock, in Him will I take refuge; my Shield and the Horn of my salvation; my Stronghold and my Refuge, my Savior--You save me from violence. [Gen. 15:1.] |
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2 Sam 22:4 |
I call on the Lord, Who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. |
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2 Sam 22:5 |
For the waves of death enveloped me; the torrents of destruction made me afraid. |
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2 Sam 22:6 |
The cords of Sheol were entangling me; I encountered the snares of death. |
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2 Sam 22:7 |
In my distress I called upon the Lord; I cried to my God, and He heard my voice from His temple; my cry came into His ears. |
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2 Sam 22:8 |
Then the earth reeled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens trembled and shook because He was angry. |
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2 Sam 22:9 |
Smoke went up from His nostrils, and devouring fire from His mouth; coals were kindled by it. |
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2 Sam 22:10 |
He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under His feet. |
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2 Sam 22:11 |
He rode on a cherub and flew; He was seen upon the wings of the wind. |
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2 Sam 22:12 |
He made darkness His canopy around Him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies. |
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2 Sam 22:13 |
Out of the brightness before Him coals of fire flamed forth. |
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2 Sam 22:14 |
The Lord thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered His voice. |
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2 Sam 22:15 |
He sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning confused and troubled them. |
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2 Sam 22:16 |
The channels of the sea were visible, the foundations of the world were uncovered at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. |
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2 Sam 22:17 |
He sent from above, He took me; He drew me out of great waters. |
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2 Sam 22:18 |
He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. |
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2 Sam 22:19 |
They came upon me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay. |
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2 Sam 22:20 |
He brought me forth into a large place; He delivered me because He delighted in me. |
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2 Sam 22:21 |
The Lord rewarded me according to my uprightness with Him; He compensated and benefited me according to the cleanness of my hands. |
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2 Sam 22:22 |
For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God. |
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2 Sam 22:23 |
For all His ordinances were before me; and from His statutes I did not turn aside. |
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2 Sam 22:24 |
I was also blameless before Him and kept myself from guilt and iniquity. |
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2 Sam 22:25 |
Therefore the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His [holy] sight. |
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2 Sam 22:26 |
Toward the loving and loyal You will show Yourself loving and loyal, and with the upright and blameless You will show Yourself upright and blameless. |
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2 Sam 22:27 |
To the pure You will show Yourself pure, and to the willful You will show Yourself willful. |
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2 Sam 22:28 |
And the afflicted people You will deliver, but Your eyes are upon the haughty, whom You will bring down. |
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2 Sam 22:29 |
For You, O Lord, are my Lamp; the Lord lightens my darkness. |
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2 Sam 22:30 |
For by You I run through a troop; by my God I leap over a wall. |
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2 Sam 22:31 |
As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried. He is a Shield to all those who trust and take refuge in Him. |
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2 Sam 22:32 |
For who is God but the Lord? And who is a Rock except our God? |
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2 Sam 22:33 |
God is my strong Fortress; He guides the blameless in His way and sets him free. |
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2 Sam 22:34 |
He makes my feet like the hinds' [firm and able]; He sets me secure and confident upon the heights. |
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2 Sam 22:35 |
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. |
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2 Sam 22:36 |
You have also given me the shield of Your salvation; and Your condescension and gentleness have made me great. |
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2 Sam 22:37 |
You have enlarged my steps under me, so that my feet have not slipped. |
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2 Sam 22:38 |
I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them; and I did not turn back until they were consumed. |
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2 Sam 22:39 |
I consumed them and thrust them through, so that they did not arise; they fell at my feet. |
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2 Sam 22:40 |
For You girded me with strength for the battle; those who rose up against me You subdued under me. |
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2 Sam 22:41 |
You have made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me. |
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2 Sam 22:42 |
They looked, but there was none to save--even to the Lord, but He did not answer them. |
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2 Sam 22:43 |
Then I beat them small as the dust of the earth; I crushed them as the mire of the street and scattered them abroad. |
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2 Sam 22:44 |
You also have delivered me from strife with my people; You kept me as the head of the nations. People whom I had not known served me. |
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2 Sam 22:45 |
Foreigners yielded feigned obedience to me; as soon as they heard of me, they became obedient to me. |
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2 Sam 22:46 |
Foreigners faded away; they came limping and trembling from their strongholds. |
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2 Sam 22:47 |
The Lord lives; blessed be my Rock, and exalted be God, the Rock of my salvation. |
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2 Sam 22:48 |
It is God Who executes vengeance for me and Who brought down [and disciplined] the peoples under me, |
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2 Sam 22:49 |
Who brought me out from my enemies. You also lifted me up above those who rose up against me; You delivered me from the violent man. |
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2 Sam 22:50 |
For this I will give thanks and extol You, O Lord, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. |
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2 Sam 22:51 |
He is a Tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king, and shows loving-kindness to His anointed, to David and his offspring forever. |
