2 Samuel 22:2-51 ▼

2 and he says: “YHWH [is] my rock, || And my bulwark, and a deliverer to me,

3 My God [is] my rock—I take refuge in Him; My shield, and the horn of my salvation, || My high tower, and my refuge! My Savior, You save me from violence!

4 I call on YHWH, [who is worthy] to be praised: And I am saved from my enemies.

5 When the breakers of death surrounded me, || The streams of the worthless terrify me,

6 The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, || The snares of death have been before me.

7 In my adversity I call on YHWH, || And I call to my God, || And He hears my voice from His temple, || And my cry [is] in His ears,

8 And the earth shakes and trembles, || Foundations of the heavens are troubled, || And are shaken, for He has wrath!

9 Smoke has gone up by His nostrils, || And fire devours from His mouth; Brands have been kindled by it.

10 And He inclines the heavens and comes down, || And thick darkness [is] under His feet.

11 And He rides on a cherub and flies, || And is seen on the wings of the wind.

12 And He sets darkness around Him [for His] dwelling places, || Darkness of waters [and] thick clouds of the skies.

13 From the brightness before Him || Brands of fire were kindled!

14 YHWH thunders from the heavens, || And the Most High gives forth His voice.

15 And He sends forth arrows, and scatters them; Lightning, and troubles them;

16 And the streams of the sea are seen, || [The] foundations of the world are revealed, || By the rebuke of YHWH, || From the breath of the spirit of His anger.

17 He sends from above—He takes me, || He draws me out of many waters.

18 He delivers me from my strong enemy, || From those hating me, || For they were stronger than me.

19 They are before me in a day of my calamity, || And YHWH is my support,

20 And He brings me out to a large place, || He draws me out for He delighted in me.

21 YHWH repays me, || According to my righteousness, || According to the cleanness of my hands, He returns to me.

22 For I have kept the ways of YHWH, || And have not done wickedly against my God.

23 For all His judgments [are] before me, || As for His statutes, I do not turn from them.

24 And I am perfect before Him, || And I keep myself from my iniquity.

25 And YHWH returns to me, || According to my righteousness, || According to my cleanness before His eyes.

26 With the kind You show Yourself kind, || With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,

27 With the pure You show Yourself pure, || And with the perverse You show Yourself a wrestler.

28 And You save the poor people, || But Your eyes on the high cause [them] to fall.

29 For You [are] my lamp, O YHWH, || And YHWH lightens my darkness.

30 For by You I run [against] a troop, || By my God I leap a wall.

31 God—His way [is] perfect, || The saying of YHWH is tried, || He [is] a shield to all those trusting in Him.

32 For who is God except YHWH? And who [is the] Rock except our God?

33 God—my bulwark, [my] strength, || And He makes my way perfect;

34 Making my feet like does, || And causes me to stand on my high places,

35 Teaching my hands for battle, || And a bow of bronze was brought down by my arms,

36 And You give the shield of Your salvation to me, || And Your lowliness makes me great.

37 You enlarge my step under me, || And my ankles have not slipped.

38 I pursue my enemies and destroy them, || And I do not turn until they are consumed.

39 And I consume them, and strike them, || And they do not rise, and fall under my feet.

40 And You gird me [with] strength for battle, || You cause my withstanders to bow under me.

41 And my enemies—You give to me the neck, || Those hating me—and I cut them off.

42 They look, and there is no savior; To YHWH, and He has not answered them.

43 And I beat them as dust of the earth, || As mire of the streets I beat them small—I spread them out!

44 And You deliver me || From the strivings of my people, || You place me for a head of nations; A people I have not known serve me.

45 Sons of a stranger feign obedience to me, || At the hearing of the ear they listen to me.

46 Sons of a stranger fade away, || And gird themselves by their close places.

47 YHWH lives, and blessed [is] my Rock, || And exalted is my God—The Rock of my salvation.

48 God—who is giving vengeance to me, || And bringing down peoples under me,

49 And bringing me forth from my enemies, || Indeed, You raise me up above my withstanders. You deliver me from a man of violence.

50 Therefore I confess You, O YHWH, among nations, || And I sing praise to Your Name.

51 Magnifying the salvations of His king, || And doing loving-kindness to His anointed, || To David, and to his seed—for all time!”