2 Samuel 22 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 David sang this song to the LORD when the LORD rescued him from all his enemies, especially from Saul. 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. David sang to the LORD the words of this song when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2 He said, The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my Savior, He said, “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer, He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;
3 my God, my rock in whom I take refuge, my shield, the strength of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior who saved me from violence. 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. my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me.
4 The LORD should be praised. I called on him, and I was saved from my enemies. I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies. “I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.
5 The waves of death had surrounded me. The torrents of destruction had overwhelmed me. “For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me; The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6 The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me. the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
7 I called on the LORD in my distress. I called to my God for help. He heard my voice from his temple, and my cry for help reached his ears. “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. “In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
8 Then the earth shook and quaked. Even the foundations of the heavens trembled. They shook violently because he was angry. “Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry. The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
9 Smoke went up from his nostrils, and a raging fire came out of his mouth. Glowing coals flared up from it. Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him. Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
10 He spread apart the heavens and came down with a dark cloud under his feet. He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet. He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
11 He rode on one of the angels as he flew, and he soared on the wings of the wind. He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind. He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
12 He surrounded himself with darkness. He made the dark rain clouds his covering. He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water. He made darkness his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
13 Out of the brightness in front of him, he made lightning. Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth. Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven. The Most High made his voice heard. The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15 He shot arrows and scattered them. He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion. And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them. He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
16 Then the ocean floor could be seen. The foundations of the earth were laid bare at the LORD's stern warning, at the blast of the breath from his nostrils. 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. The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
17 He reached down from high above and took hold of me. He pulled me out of the raging water. “He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters. “He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
18 He rescued me from my strong enemy and from those who hated me, because they were too strong for me. He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19 On the day when I faced disaster, they confronted me, but the LORD became my defense. They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
20 He brought me out to a wide-open place. He rescued me because he was pleased with me. He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
21 The LORD rewarded me because of my righteousness, because my hands are clean. He paid me back “The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me. “The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.
22 because I have kept the ways of the LORD and I have not wickedly turned away from my God, For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. For I have kept the ways of the LORD; I am not guilty of turning from my God.
23 because all his judgments are in front of me and I have not turned away from his laws. For all his rules were before me, and from his statutes I did not turn aside. All his laws are before me; I have not turned away from his decrees.
24 I was innocent as far as he was concerned. I have kept myself from guilt. I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
25 The LORD paid me back because of my righteousness, because he can see that I am clean. And the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight. The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in his sight.
26 [In dealing] with faithful people you are faithful, with innocent warriors you are innocent, “With the merciful you show yourself merciful; with the blameless man you show yourself blameless; “To the faithful you show yourself faithful, to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
27 with pure people you are pure. [In dealing] with devious people you are clever. with the purified you deal purely, and with the crooked you make yourself seem tortuous. to the pure you show yourself pure, but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.
28 You save humble people, but your eyes bring down arrogant people. You save a humble people, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. You save the humble, but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.
29 O LORD, you are my lamp. The LORD turns my darkness into light. For you are my lamp, O LORD, and my God lightens my darkness. You, LORD, are my lamp; the LORD turns my darkness into light.
30 With you I can attack a line of soldiers. With my God I can break through barricades. For by you I can run against a troop, and by my God I can leap over a wall. With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall.
31 God's way is perfect! The promise of the LORD has proven to be true. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him. 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. “As for God, his way is perfect: The LORD’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.
32 Who is God but the LORD? Who is a rock other than our God? “For who is God, but the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God? For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
33 God arms me with strength. His perfect way sets me free. This God is my strong refuge and has made my way blameless. It is God who arms me with strength and keeps my way secure.
34 He makes my feet like those of a deer and gives me sure footing on high places. He made my feet like the feet of a deer and set me secure on the heights. He makes my feet like the feet of a deer; he causes me to stand on the heights.
35 He trains my hands for battle so that my arms can bend an [archer's] bow of bronze. He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
36 You have given me the shield of your salvation. Your help makes me great. You have given me the shield of your salvation, and your gentleness made me great. You make your saving help my shield; your help has made me great.
37 You make a wide path for me to walk on so that my feet do not slip. You gave a wide place for my steps under me, and my feet did not slip; You provide a broad path for my feet, so that my ankles do not give way.
38 I chased my enemies and destroyed them. I did not return until I had ended their lives. I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, and did not turn back until they were consumed. “I pursued my enemies and crushed them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
39 I ended their lives by shattering them. They were unable to get up. They fell under my feet. I consumed them; I thrust them through, so that they did not rise; they fell under my feet. I crushed them completely, and they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.
40 You armed me with strength for battle. You made my opponents bow at my feet. For you equipped me with strength for the battle; you made those who rise against me sink under me. You armed me with strength for battle; you humbled my adversaries before me.
41 You made my enemies turn their backs to me, and I destroyed those who hated me. You made my enemies turn their backs to me, those who hated me, and I destroyed them. You made my enemies turn their backs in flight, and I destroyed my foes.
42 They looked, but there was no one to save them. They looked to the LORD, but he did not answer them. They looked, but there was none to save; they cried to the LORD, but he did not answer them. They cried for help, but there was no one to save them— to the LORD, but he did not answer.
43 I beat them into a powder as fine as the dust on the ground. I crushed them and stomped on them like the dirt on the streets. I beat them fine as the dust of the earth; I crushed them and stamped them down like the mire of the streets. I beat them as fine as the dust of the earth; I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.
44 You rescued me from my conflicts with my people. You kept me as the leader of nations. A people I did not know will serve me. “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. “You have delivered me from the attacks of the peoples; you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know now serve me,
45 Foreigners will cringe in front of me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me. Foreigners came cringing to me; as soon as they heard of me, they obeyed me. foreigners cower before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.
46 Foreigners will lose heart, although they are armed in their fortifications. Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses. They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
47 The LORD lives! Thanks be to my rock! May God, the rock of my salvation, be glorified. “The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, and exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, “The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be my God, the Rock, my Savior!
48 God gives me vengeance! He brings people under my authority. the God who gave me vengeance and brought down peoples under me, He is the God who avenges me, who puts the nations under me,
49 He frees me from my enemies. You lift me up above my opponents. You rescue me from violent people. who brought me out from my enemies; you exalted me above those who rose against me; you delivered me from men of violence. who sets me free from my enemies. You exalted me above my foes; from a violent man you rescued me.
50 That is why I will give thanks to you, O LORD, among the nations and make music to praise your name. “For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the nations, and sing praises to your name. Therefore I will praise you, LORD, among the nations; I will sing the praises of your name.
51 He gives great victories to his king. He shows mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his descendant forever. Great salvation he brings to his king, and shows steadfast love to his anointed, to David and his offspring forever.” “He gives his king great victories; he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”
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