2 Samuel 22:1-24 ▼

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.

13 Out of the brightness of his shelter he made his clouds hail and coals of fire.

14 The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice, hail and coals of fire.

15 And he sent out his arrows and scattered them; he increased his lightning and discomfited them.

16 Then the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were uncovered, at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thine anger.

17 He sent from above and took me; he drew me out of many waters;

18 He delivered me from my strong enemies and from them that hated me; for they were too strong for me.

19 They fell upon me in the day of my affliction; but the LORD became my succor.

20 He relieved me from my distress; he delivered me, because he delighted in me.

21 The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands has he recompensed me.

22 For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not rebelled against my God.

23 For all his judgments were before me; and his statutes I have not put away from me.

24 I was blameless before him, and have kept myself from my sin.