2 Samuel 22 BSB ISV Parallel

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1And David sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

1David composed the words of this song to the LORD the very day the LORD delivered him from the domination of all of his enemies, including from Saul's hands.

2He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.

2This is what he said: LORD, you are my stone stronghold and my fortified place; you are continuously delivering me.

3My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence.

3He is my God, my strong stone— in him I will find my refuge— my shield, the strength of my salvation, my high tower, my way of escape, and the one who is saving me. You will save me from violence.

4I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.

4As I am praising him, I will call out to the LORD, and I will be saved from my enemies.

5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.

5Because deadly breakers engulfed me, while torrents of abuse from the ungodly overwhelmed me.

6The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

6Binding ropes from Sheol entangled me while lethal snares hindered me.

7In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God. And from His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears.

7I cried out to the LORD in the middle of my troubles; I cried out to my God. He listened to my voice from his sanctuary, and my call for help was heard.

8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.

8Just then the earth shook and trembled! The foundations of heaven reeled and quaked because the LORD was angry.

9Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.

9Smoke poured out of his nostrils, and fire from his mouth kindling coals to flame by it.

10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.

10He deformed heaven itself as he descended. Thick darkness enveloped his feet.

11He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.

11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind!

12He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.

12The darkness around him was his canopies— amassed water was his overhanging clouds!

13From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.

13From the shining light that was his presence coals of fire blazed into flame!

14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.

14The LORD roared from heaven! The Most High let his voice be heard!

15He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.

15He launched his arrows and scattered them— his lightning routed them.

16The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

16The currents of the sea were revealed and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD and at the blazing breath from his nostrils!

17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.

17He sent for me from on high! He grabbed hold of me, drawing me out of deep water.

18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.

18He rescued me from my strong enemy— from those who hate me continually, since they were stronger than I.

19They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.

19They confronted me when I was in trouble, but the LORD remained my support!

20He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.

20He brought me to a wide open area, rescuing me because he was pleased with me!

21The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.

21The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness, rewarding me according to the degree of my innocence,

22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.

22because I have kept the LORD's way— I haven't willfully abandoned my God—

23For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.

23and because all of his decrees remain in my thoughts, I have not turned aside from his statutes,

24And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.

24I have been innocent before him, and I've kept myself from incurring guilt.

25So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight.

25The Lord has repaid me according to my righteousness, that is, according to my clean standing as he looks at me.

26To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;

26In the company of the gracious you demonstrate your gracious love. In the company of the blamelessly valiant you demonstrate your blamelessness.

27to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.

27In the company of the pure you demonstrate your purity. In the company of the perverted you will appear to be perverse.

28You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down.

28You save the nation who is humble but your eyes watch the proud, to bring them down.

29For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness.

29For you are my lamp, LORD, the LORD who illuminates my darkness.

30For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall.

30By you I devastate armies, by my God I scale walls.

31As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

31This God! His way is perfect! What the LORD declares proves true. He shields everyone who flees for protection to him!

32For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?

32For who is God apart from the LORD? And who is a Rock, apart from our God?

33God is my strong fortress and He makes my way clear.

33This God is my strong place of valor! He has made my life blameless.

34He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.

34He has made my feet like those of a deer, setting me secure on his high places!

35He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

35He has trained my hands for battle readiness— I can bend a bow made out of bronze.

36You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me.

36He has equipped me with the shield that is your salvation, Your gentleness has made me great.

37You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.

37You've made room beneath me for my footsteps, and my feet didn't slip.

38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.

38I pursued my enemies and conquered them; I didn't return until they were consumed.

39I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.

39I devoured them, striking them down until they could not get up again. They fell beneath my feet.

40You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.

40You strengthened me with valor sufficient for the battle; you made those who rebelled against me fall beneath me.

41You have made my enemies retreat before me; I put an end to those who hated me.

41You made my enemies turn and run— that is, those who hate me— and I destroyed them!

42They looked, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.

42They looked around, but there was no one to save them — they looked to the LORD, but he paid no attention!

43I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets.

43I pulverized them to powder, like the dust of the earth; I crushed them, stomping on them like mud on a street.

44You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.

44You delivered me from civil war among my own people. You preserved me as head of the nations. People whom I had never known served me!

45Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me.

45Foreigners came cringing to me; they obeyed as soon as they heard me.

46Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.

46Foreigners lost their courage, coming trembling from their strongholds.

47The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted—

47The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock, and may my God be exalted, the Rock who is my salvation!

48the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me,

48The God who keeps on avenging me, subjugating people beneath me,

49who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.

49delivering me from my enemies. You exalted me above those who rebelled against me, delivering me from violent men.

50Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.

50Because of all of this I will praise you among the nations, LORD, and I will sing praises to your name!

51Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”

51Great is the salvation he brings to his king, showing gracious love to his anointed, to David and to his offspring forever.

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