2 Samuel 22:22-51 ▼

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.

25 And the Lorde did to me againe according to my righteousnesse: euen after my purenes in his eye sight.

26 With the godly thou shalt be godlie: and with the man that is vpright, thou shalt be vpright.

27 With the pure thou shalt be pure: and with the froward thou wilt shewe thy selfe froward.

28 And the poore people thou wilt saue: but thyne eyes are vpon the proude, to bring them downe.

29 For thou art my lyght, O Lorde: and the Lorde shall light my darkenesse.

30 For by thee I shall breake through an hoast of men: and by my God wyll I spring ouer a wall.

31 God is vncorrupt in his way, the word of the Lord is tryed in the fyre: he is a shielde to all them that trust in him.

32 For who is a God saue the Lord? and who is mightie saue our God?

33 God strengthneth me in battaile: & ryddeth the way cleare before me.

34 He maketh my feete lyke hyndes feete: and setteth me vpon my hie places.

35 He teacheth my handes to fight: that euen a bowe of steele is broken with myne armes.

36 Thou hast geuen me the shielde of thy saluation: and with thy louing mekenesse thou doest multiplie me.

37 Thou hast enlarged my steps vnder me: and my legges shall not faile me.

38 I haue folowed vpon myne enemies, and destroyed them: and turned not againe, vntill I had consumed them.

39 I haue wasted them, and wounded them, that they shal not be able to aryse: yea, they shall fall vnder my feete.

40 Thou hast gyrded me about with might to battayle: and them that rose against me, hast thou subdued vnder me.

41 And thou hast geuen me the neckes of myne enemies: that I might destroye them that hate me.

42 They loked about, but there was none to saue them: euen vnto the Lorde, but he heard them not.

43 Then did I beate them as small as the dust of the earth: I did stampe them as the clay of the streate, and did spreade them abrode.

44 Thou also hast deliuered me from the discention of my people, thou hast kept me to be an head ouer nations: the people which I knew not, do serue me.

45 Straunge childre dissemble with me: at the hearing of the eare, they obey me.

46 Straunge children wil shrinke away: and they shall be smytten with feare in their priuie chamber.

47 Let the Lord lyue, and blessed be my strength: magnified be God euen the force of my saluation.

48 It is God that geueth me power to reuenge me: & bringeth downe the people vnder me.

49 He deliuereth me from myne enemies, thou also hast lyft me on hie from them that rose against me: thou hast delyuered me from the wicked man.

50 And therefore I wyll prayse thee O Lorde among the nations: and wyll sing vnto thy name.

51 He is the towre of saluation for his king, and dealeth mercyfully with his annoynted: euen with Dauid, and with his seede for euermore.