2 Samuel 22:1-12 ▼

1 AND David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day that the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies and out of the hand of Saul;

2 And he said: I will love thee, O LORD my strength and my trust; the LORD is my strength and my fortress and my deliverer,

3 The mighty God in whom I trust; he is my succor and the horn of my salvation, my refuge who delivered me from the wicked men, my glorious Saviour.

4 I will call upon the LORD, and I shall be saved from my enemies.

5 For the pangs of death have compassed me, the torrents of ungodly men made me afraid;

6 The pangs of Sheol compassed me about; the snares of death lay ahead of me;

7 In my distress I called upon the LORD and cried to my God; and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears.

8 Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of the mountains quaked and burst asunder, because he was angry at them.

9 There went up a smoke because of his anger, and fire kindled out of his face; and coals were kindled by it.

10 He bowed the heavens and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; he flew mightily upon the wings of the wind.

12 And he made darkness his pavilion round about him, the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.