2 Samuel 22:22-51 ▼

22 “For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God.

23 “For all His ordinances were before me, And as for His statutes, I did not deviate from them.

24 “I was also blameless toward Him, And I have kept myself from my wrongdoing.

25 “So the LORD has repaid me in accordance with my righteousness, In accordance with my cleanliness before His eyes.

26 “With the one who is faithful You show Yourself faithful, With the blameless one You prove Yourself blameless;

27 With the one who is pure You show Yourself pure, But with the perverted You show Yourself astute.

28 “And You save an afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You humiliate.

29 “For You are my lamp, LORD; And the LORD illuminates my darkness.

30 “For by You I can run at a troop of warriors; By my God I can leap over a wall.

31 “As for God, His way is blameless; The word of the LORD is refined; He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

32 “For who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

33 “God is my strong fortress; And He sets the blameless on His way.

34 “He makes my feet like deer’s feet, And sets me on my high places.

35 “He trains my hands for battle, So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36 “You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help makes me great.

37 “You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped.

38 “I pursued my enemies and eliminated them, And I did not turn back until they were finished off.

39 “And I have devoured them and smashed them, so that they would not rise; And they fell under my feet.

40 “For You have encircled me with strength for battle; You have forced those who rose up against me to bow down under me.

41 “You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, And I destroyed those who hated me.

42 “They looked, but there was no one to save them; Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

43 “Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like the mud of the streets.

44 “You have also saved me from the contentions of my people; You have kept me as head of the nations; A people I have not known serve me.

45 “Foreigners pretend to obey me; As soon as they hear, they obey me.

46 “Foreigners lose heart, And come trembling out of their fortresses.

47 “The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock; And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation,

48 The God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down peoples under me,

49 Who also brings me out from my enemies; You also raise me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent person.

50 “Therefore I will give thanks to You, LORD, among the nations, And I will sing praises to Your name.

51 “He is a tower of salvation to His king, And shows favor to His anointed, To David and his descendants forever.”