2 Samuel 22 : 1 (HCSB)
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.
2 Samuel 22 : 2 (HCSB)
He said: The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
2 Samuel 22 : 3 (HCSB)
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 (HCSB)
I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies.
2 Samuel 22 : 5 (HCSB)
For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.
2 Samuel 22 : 6 (HCSB)
The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
2 Samuel 22 : 7 (HCSB)
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 (HCSB)
Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because He burned with anger.
2 Samuel 22 : 9 (HCSB)
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire *came from His mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.
2 Samuel 22 : 10 (HCSB)
He parted the heavens and came down, a dark cloud beneath His feet.
2 Samuel 22 : 11 (HCSB)
He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
2 Samuel 22 : 12 (HCSB)
He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
2 Samuel 22 : 13 (HCSB)
From the radiance of His presence, flaming coals were ignited.
2 Samuel 22 : 14 (HCSB)
The LORD thundered from heaven; the Most High projected His voice.
2 Samuel 22 : 15 (HCSB)
He shot arrows and scattered them; *He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
2 Samuel 22 : 16 (HCSB)
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 (HCSB)
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He pulled me out of deep waters.
2 Samuel 22 : 18 (HCSB)
He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
2 Samuel 22 : 19 (HCSB)
They confronted me in the day of my distress, but the LORD was my support.
2 Samuel 22 : 20 (HCSB)
He brought me out to a wide-open place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
2 Samuel 22 : 21 (HCSB)
The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; He repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
2 Samuel 22 : 22 (HCSB)
For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not turned from my God to wickedness.
2 Samuel 22 : 23 (HCSB)
Indeed, I have kept all His ordinances in mind and have not disregarded His statutes.
2 Samuel 22 : 24 (HCSB)
I was blameless before Him and kept myself from sinning.
2 Samuel 22 : 25 (HCSB)
So the LORD repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.
2 Samuel 22 : 26 (HCSB)
With the faithful You prove Yourself faithful; with the blameless man You prove Yourself blameless;
2 Samuel 22 : 27 (HCSB)
with the pure You prove Yourself pure, but with the crooked You prove Yourself shrewd.
2 Samuel 22 : 28 (HCSB)
You rescue an afflicted people, but Your eyes are set against the proud-- You humble them.
2 Samuel 22 : 29 (HCSB)
LORD, You are my lamp; the LORD illuminates my darkness.
2 Samuel 22 : 30 (HCSB)
With You I can attack a barrier, and with my God I can leap over a wall.
2 Samuel 22 : 31 (HCSB)
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 (HCSB)
For who is God besides the LORD? And who is a rock? Only our God.
2 Samuel 22 : 33 (HCSB)
God is my strong refuge; He makes my way perfect.
2 Samuel 22 : 34 (HCSB)
He makes my feet like *the feet of a deer and sets me securely on the heights.
2 Samuel 22 : 35 (HCSB)
He trains my hands for war; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
2 Samuel 22 : 36 (HCSB)
You have given me the shield of Your salvation; Your help exalts me.
2 Samuel 22 : 37 (HCSB)
You widen *a place beneath me for my steps, and my ankles do not give way.
2 Samuel 22 : 38 (HCSB)
I pursue my enemies and destroy them; I do not turn back until they are wiped out.
2 Samuel 22 : 39 (HCSB)
I wipe them out and crush them, and they do not rise; they fall beneath my feet.
2 Samuel 22 : 40 (HCSB)
You have clothed me with strength for battle; You subdue my adversaries beneath me.
2 Samuel 22 : 41 (HCSB)
You have made my enemies retreat before me; I annihilate those who hated me.
2 Samuel 22 : 42 (HCSB)
They look, but there is no one to save *them -- they look to the LORD, but He does not answer them.
2 Samuel 22 : 43 (HCSB)
I pulverize them like dust of the earth; I crush them and trample them like mud in the streets.
2 Samuel 22 : 44 (HCSB)
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 (HCSB)
Foreigners submit to me grudgingly; as soon as they hear, they obey me.
2 Samuel 22 : 46 (HCSB)
Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their fortifications.
2 Samuel 22 : 47 (HCSB)
The LORD lives-- may my rock be praised! God, the rock of my salvation, is exalted.
2 Samuel 22 : 48 (HCSB)
God-- He gives me vengeance and casts down peoples under me.
2 Samuel 22 : 49 (HCSB)
He frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my adversaries; You rescue me from violent men.
2 Samuel 22 : 50 (HCSB)
Therefore I will praise You, LORD, among the nations; I will sing about Your name.
2 Samuel 22 : 51 (HCSB)
He is a tower of salvation for His king; He shows loyalty to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
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