2 Samuel 22:1-12 ▼

1 And Dauid spake the wordes of this song vnto the Lorde, what time the Lorde had delyuered him out of the hand of al his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.

2 And he saide: The Lorde is my rocke, and my castell, and my delyuerer.

3 God is my strength, in him will I trust: he is my shielde, and the horne of my saluation, my hie towre, and my refuge, my sauiour, thou hast saued me from wrong.

4 I will call on the Lorde which is prayse worthy: and so shall I be saued from myne enemies.

5 For the panges of death closed me about: the fludes of Belial put me in feare.

6 The sorowes of hell compassed me about, the snares of death ouertoke me.

7 In my tribulation did I call vppon the Lorde, and crye to my God: and he dyd heare my voyce out of his temple, and my crye did enter into his eares.

8 The earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of heauen moued & shooke when he was angry.

9 Smoke went out at his nosthryls, & consuming fyre out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.

10 And he bowed heauen & came downe: and there was darkenesse vnder his feete.

11 And he rode vpon Cherub and did flee: he was seene vppon the winges of the winde.

12 He made darknes a tabernacle rounde about him: with waters gathered together in thicke cloudes.