2 Samuel 22
King James Version
22 And David spake unto the Lord the words of this song in 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, The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.
4 I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5 When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
6 The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented 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 heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
9 There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
10 He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
11 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16 And the channels of the sea appeared, the foundations of the world were discovered, at the rebuking of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the Lord was my stay.
20 He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21 The Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22 For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
23 For all his judgments were before me: and as for his statutes, I did not depart from them.
24 I was also upright before him, and have kept myself from mine iniquity.
25 Therefore the Lord hath recompensed me according to my righteousness; according to my cleanness in his eye sight.
26 With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, and with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright.
27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
28 And the afflicted people thou wilt save: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, that thou mayest bring them down.
29 For thou art my lamp, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
30 For by thee I have run through a troop: by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the Lord is tried: he is a buckler to all them that trust in him.
32 For who is God, save the Lord? and who is a rock, save our God?
33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.
34 He maketh my feet like hinds' feet: and setteth me upon my high places.
35 He teacheth my hands to war; so that a bow of steel is broken by mine arms.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy gentleness hath made me great.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip.
38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them; and turned not again until I had consumed them.
39 And I have consumed them, and wounded them, that they could not arise: yea, they are fallen under my feet.
40 For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: them that rose up against me hast thou subdued under me.
41 Thou hast also given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 They looked, but there was none to save; even unto the Lord, but he answered them not.
43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
44 Thou also hast delivered me from the strivings of my people, thou hast kept me to be head of the heathen: a people which I knew not shall serve me.
45 Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.
46 Strangers shall fade away, and they shall be afraid out of their close places.
47 The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock; and exalted be the God of the rock of my salvation.
48 It is God that avengeth me, and that bringeth down the people under me.
49 And that bringeth me forth from mine enemies: thou also hast lifted me up on high above them that rose up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man.
50 Therefore I will give thanks unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, and I will sing praises unto thy name.
51 He is the tower of salvation for his king: and sheweth mercy to his anointed, unto David, and to his seed for evermore.
2 Samuel 22
1599 Geneva Bible
22 2 David after his victories praiseth God. 8 The anger of God toward the wicked. 44 He prophesieth of the rejection of the Jews, and vocation of the Gentiles.
1 And David spake the words of this [a]song unto the Lord, what time the Lord had delivered him out of the hands of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul.
2 And he said, (A)The Lord is my [b]rock and my fortress, and he that delivereth me.
3 God is my [c]strength, in him will I trust: my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower and my refuge: my Savior, thou hast saved me from violence.
4 I will call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be safe from mine enemies.
5 For the [d]pangs of death have compassed me: the floods of ungodliness have made me afraid.
6 The sorrows of the grave compassed me about: the snares of death overtook me.
7 But in my tribulation did I call upon the Lord, and cry 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 trembled and quaked: the foundations of the heavens moved and shook, because he was angry.
9 [e]Smoke went out at his nostrils, and consuming [f]fire out of his mouth: coals were kindled thereat.
10 He [g]bowed the heavens also, and came down, and darkness was under his feet.
11 And he rode upon [h]Cherub and did fly, and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12 And he made darkness a Tabernacle round about him, even the gatherings of waters, and the clouds of the air.
13 At the brightness of his presence [i]the coals of fire were kindled.
14 The Lord thundered from heaven, and the most High gave his voice.
15 He shot arrows also, and scattered them: to wit, lightning, and destroyed them.
16 The [j]channels also of the sea appeared, even the foundations of the world were discovered by the rebuking of the Lord, and at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17 He sent from above, and took me: he drew me out of many waters.
18 He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19 They [k]prevented me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my stay,
20 And brought me forth into a large place: he delivered me, because he favored me.
21 The Lord rewarded me according to my [l]righteousness: according to the pureness of mine hands he recompensed me.
22 For I kept the ways of the Lord, and did not [m]wickedly against my God.
23 For all his laws were before me, and his statutes: I did not depart therefrom.
24 I was upright also toward him, and have kept me from my wickedness.
25 Therefore the Lord did reward me according to my righteousness, according to my pureness before his eyes.
26 With the godly thou wilt show thyself godly: with the upright man thou wilt show thyself upright.
27 With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure, and with the [n]froward thou wilt show thyself froward.
28 Thus thou wilt save the poor people: but thine eyes are upon the haughty, to humble them.
29 Surely thou art my light, O Lord: and the Lord will lighten my darkness.
30 For by thee have I broken through an host, and by my God have I leaped over a wall.
31 The way of God is [o]uncorrupt: the word of the Lord is tried in the fire: he is a shield to all that trust in him.
32 For who is God besides the Lord? and who is mighty, save our God?
33 God is my strength in battle, and maketh my way upright.
34 He maketh my feet like [p]hinds feet, and hath set me upon mine high places.
35 He teacheth mine hands to fight, so that a bowl [q]of brass is broken with mine arms.
36 Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation, and thy loving kindness hath caused me to increase.
37 Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, and mine heels have not slid.
38 I have pursued mine enemies, and destroyed them, and have not turned again until I had consumed them.
39 Yea, I have consumed them and thrust them through, and they shall not arise, but shall fall under my feet.
40 For thou hast [r]girded me with power to battle, and them that rose against me, hast thou subdued under me.
41 And thou hast given me the necks of mine enemies, that I might destroy them that hate me.
42 They looked about, but there was none to save them, even unto the [s]Lord, but he answered them not.
43 Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth: I did tread them flat as the clay of the street, and did spread them abroad.
44 Thou hast also delivered me from the contentions of my [t]people: thou hast preserved me to be the head over nations: the people which I knew not, do serve me.
45 Strangers [u]shall be in subjection to me: as soon as they hear, they shall obey me.
46 Strangers shall shrink away, and fear in their privy chambers.
47 Let the Lord live, [v]and blessed be my strength: and God, even the force of my salvation be exalted.
48 It is God that giveth me power to revenge me, and subdue the people under me,
49 And rescueth me from mine enemies: (thou also hast lift me up from them that rose against me, thou hast delivered me from the cruel man.
50 Therefore I will praise thee, O Lord, among the (B)nations, and will sing unto thy Name.)
51 He is the tower of salvation for his King, and showeth mercy to his anointed, even to David, and to his seed (C)forever.
Footnotes
- 2 Samuel 22:1 In token of the wonderful benefits that he received of God.
- 2 Samuel 22:2 By the diversity of these comfortable means, he showeth how his faith was strengthened in all tentations.
- 2 Samuel 22:3 Or, rock.
- 2 Samuel 22:5 As David (who was the figure of Christ) was by God’s power delivered from all dangers: so Christ and his Church shall overcome most grievous dangers, tyranny and death.
- 2 Samuel 22:9 That is, clouds, and vapors.
- 2 Samuel 22:9 Lightning and thundering.
- 2 Samuel 22:10 So it seemeth when the air is dark.
- 2 Samuel 22:11 To fly in a moment through the world.
- 2 Samuel 22:13 By this description of a tempest he declareth the power of God against his enemies.
- 2 Samuel 22:16 He alludeth to the miracle of the red Sea.
- 2 Samuel 22:19 I was so beset, that all means seemed to fail.
- 2 Samuel 22:21 Toward Saul and mine enemies.
- 2 Samuel 22:22 I attempted nothing without his commandment.
- 2 Samuel 22:27 Their wickedness is cause that thou seemest to forget thy wonted mercy.
- 2 Samuel 22:31 The manner that God useth to succor his, never faileth.
- 2 Samuel 22:34 He useth extraordinary means to make me win most strongholds.
- 2 Samuel 22:35 Or, steel.
- 2 Samuel 22:40 He acknowledgeth that God was the author of his victories, who gave him strength.
- 2 Samuel 22:42 The wicked in their necessity are compelled to flee to God, but it is too late.
- 2 Samuel 22:44 Meaning, of the Jews, who conspired against me.
- 2 Samuel 22:45 Not willingly obeying me, but dissemblingly.
- 2 Samuel 22:47 Let him show his power, that he is the governor of all the world.
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