2 Samuel 22:1-24 ▼

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.

13 Through the brightnes of his presence were the coles of fyre kindled.

14 The Lorde thundred from heauen: & he that is most hie, put out his voyce.

15 He shot arrowes, and scattered them: to wit lyghtning, & ouerthrew them.

16 The chanels of the sea appeared: and the foundatios of the world were seene, by the reason of ye rebuking of the Lord, and through the blasting of the breath of his nosthryls.

17 He sent from aboue and toke me: he drew me out of many waters.

18 He deliuered me from my mightie enemie, and from them that hated me: for they were to strong for me.

19 When they had preuented me in the daye of my calamitie: the Lorde stayed me vp.

20 For he brought me out into roomth: he deliuered me, because he had a fauour vnto me.

21 The Lorde rewarded me according to my righteousnesse: accordyng to the purenes of my hands he recompensed me.

22 For I haue kept the wayes of ye Lord: and did not wickedly agaynst my God.

23 For all his lawes were in my sight: & his statutes, I did not depart therefro.

24 In his sight also haue I ben vpright: and haue kept me from myne owne iniquitie.