2 Samuel 22

New International Version

“The Lord is my rock,^(C) my fortress^(D) and my deliverer;^(E)
3     my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,^(F)
    my shield^[a](G) and the horn^[b](H) of my salvation.
He is my stronghold,^(I) my refuge and my savior—
    from violent people you save me.

⁴ “I called to the Lord, who is worthy^(J) of praise,
    and have been saved from my enemies.
⁵ The waves^(K) of death swirled about me;
    the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
⁶ The cords of the grave^(L) coiled around me;
    the snares of death confronted me.

⁷ “In my distress^(M) I called^(N) to the Lord;
    I called out to my God.
From his temple he heard my voice;
    my cry came to his ears.
⁸ The earth^(O) trembled and quaked,^(P)
    the foundations^(Q) of the heavens^[c] shook;
    they trembled because he was angry.
⁹ Smoke rose from his nostrils;
    consuming fire^(R) came from his mouth,
    burning coals^(S) blazed out of it.
¹⁰ He parted the heavens and came down;
    dark clouds^(T) were under his feet.
¹¹ He mounted the cherubim^(U) and flew;
    he soared^[d] on the wings of the wind.^(V)
12 He made darkness^(W) his canopy around him—
    the dark^[e] rain clouds of the sky.
¹³ Out of the brightness of his presence
    bolts of lightning^(X) blazed forth.
¹⁴ The Lord thundered^(Y) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.
¹⁵ He shot his arrows^(Z) and scattered the enemy,
    with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
¹⁶ The valleys of the sea were exposed
    and the foundations of the earth laid bare
at the rebuke^(AA) of the Lord,
    at the blast^(AB) of breath from his nostrils.

¹⁷ “He reached down from on high^(AC) and took hold of me;
    he drew^(AD) me out of deep waters.
¹⁸ He rescued^(AE) me from my powerful enemy,
    from my foes, who were too strong for me.
¹⁹ They confronted me in the day of my disaster,
    but the Lord was my support.^(AF)
20 He brought me out into a spacious^(AG) place;
    he rescued^(AH) me because he delighted^(AI) in me.^(AJ)

²¹ “The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;^(AK)
    according to the cleanness^(AL) of my hands^(AM) he has rewarded me.
²² For I have kept^(AN) the ways of the Lord;
    I am not guilty of turning from my God.
²³ All his laws are before me;^(AO)
    I have not turned^(AP) away from his decrees.
²⁴ I have been blameless^(AQ) before him
    and have kept myself from sin.
²⁵ The Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,^(AR)
    according to my cleanness^[f] in his sight.

²⁶ “To the faithful you show yourself faithful,
    to the blameless you show yourself blameless,
²⁷ to the pure^(AS) you show yourself pure,
    but to the devious you show yourself shrewd.^(AT)
28 You save the humble,^(AU)
    but your eyes are on the haughty^(AV) to bring them low.^(AW)
29 You, Lord, are my lamp;^(AX)
    the Lord turns my darkness into light.
³⁰ With your help I can advance against a troop^[g];
    with my God I can scale a wall.

³¹ “As for God, his way is perfect:^(AY)
    The Lord’s word is flawless;^(AZ)
    he shields^(BA) all who take refuge in him.
³² For who is God besides the Lord?
    And who is the Rock^(BB) except our God?^(BC)
33 It is God who arms me with strength^[h]
    and keeps my way secure.
³⁴ He makes my feet like the feet of a deer;^(BD)
    he causes me to stand on the heights.^(BE)
35 He trains my hands^(BF) for battle;
    my arms can bend a bow^(BG) of bronze.
³⁶ You make your saving help my shield;^(BH)
    your help has made^[i] me great.
³⁷ You provide a broad path^(BI) for my feet,
    so that my ankles do not give way.

³⁸ “I pursued my enemies and crushed them;
    I did not turn back till they were destroyed.
³⁹ I crushed^(BJ) them completely, and they could not rise;
    they fell beneath my feet.
⁴⁰ You armed me with strength for battle;
    you humbled my adversaries before me.^(BK)
41 You made my enemies turn their backs^(BL) in flight,
    and I destroyed my foes.
⁴² They cried for help,^(BM) but there was no one to save them—^(BN)
    to the Lord, but he did not answer.^(BO)
43 I beat them as fine as the dust^(BP) of the earth;
    I pounded and trampled^(BQ) them like mud^(BR) in the streets.

⁴⁴ “You have delivered^(BS) me from the attacks of the peoples;
    you have preserved^(BT) me as the head of nations.
People^(BU) I did not know now serve me,
⁴⁵     foreigners cower^(BV) before me;
    as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.^(BW)
46 They all lose heart;
    they come trembling^[j](BX) from their strongholds.

⁴⁷ “The Lord lives! Praise be to my Rock!
    Exalted^(BY) be my God, the Rock, my Savior!^(BZ)
48 He is the God who avenges^(CA) me,^(CB)
    who puts the nations under me,
⁴⁹     who sets me free from my enemies.^(CC)
You exalted me^(CD) above my foes;
    from a violent man you rescued me.
⁵⁰ Therefore I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
    I will sing the praises^(CE) of your name.^(CF)

⁵¹ “He gives his king great victories;^(CG)
    he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed,^(CH)
    to David^(CI) and his descendants forever.”^(CJ)