2 Samuel 22 Parallel Bible Translations

2 Samuel 22 ▼
swipe to see more →
NASB
New American Standard Bible
ESV
English Standard Version
NIV
New International Version
+Add
1 Now David spoke the words of this song to the LORD on the day that the LORD had saved him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of 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 deliverer; 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 and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge; My savior, You save 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 “I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, And I am 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 “For the waves of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction terrified 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 Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death 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 “In my distress I called upon the LORD, Yes, I called out to my God; And from His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help came into 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, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, 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 out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth was devouring; Coals were kindled by 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 also bowed the heavens down low, and came down With thick darkness 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 a cherub and flew; He appeared 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 made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky. 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 “From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled. 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, And the Most High uttered His voice. 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 “And He shot arrows and scattered them, Lightning, and routed them. 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 channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were exposed By the rebuke of the LORD, From the blast of the breath of 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 sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters. “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, From those who hated me, for 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 “They confronted me on the day of my disaster, But the LORD was my support. 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 also brought me out into an open place; He rescued me, because He delighted in 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 has treated me in accordance with my righteousness; In accordance with the cleanliness of my hands He has repaid me. “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 “For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against 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 “For all His ordinances were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not deviate from them. 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 also blameless toward Him, And I have kept myself from my wrongdoing. I was blameless before him, and I kept myself from guilt. I have been blameless before him and have kept myself from sin.
25 “So the LORD has repaid me in accordance with my righteousness, In accordance with my cleanliness before His eyes. 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 “With the one who is faithful You show Yourself faithful, With the blameless one You prove Yourself blameless; “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 the one who is pure You show Yourself pure, But with the perverted You show Yourself astute. 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 “And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You humiliate. 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 “For You are my lamp, LORD; And the LORD illuminates my darkness. 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 “For by You I can run at a troop of warriors; By my God I can leap over a wall. 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 “As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is refined; He is a shield to all 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 “For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except 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 is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless on His way. 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 deer’s feet, And sets me on my 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 a 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 also given me the shield of Your salvation, And 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 enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. 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 pursued my enemies and eliminated them, And I did not turn back until they were finished off. 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 “And I have devoured them and smashed them, so that they would not rise; And 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 “For You have encircled me with strength for battle; You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me. 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 have also 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; Even 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 “Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like the mud of 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 have also saved me from the contentions of my people; You have kept me as head of the nations; A people I have not known 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 pretend to obey me; As soon as they hear, they 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 lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses. Foreigners lost heart and came trembling out of their fortresses. They all lose heart; they come trembling from their strongholds.
47 “The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock; And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation, “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 The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down peoples under me, 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 Who also brings me out from my enemies; You also raise me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent person. 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 “Therefore I will give thanks to You, LORD, among the nations, And I will sing praises to 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 is a tower of salvation to His king, And shows favor to His anointed, To David and his descendants 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.”
Previous chapter
Top of Page
Top of Page