2 Samuel 22

“The Lord is my rock and my fortress [on the mountain] and my rescuer;
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[a]My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;
My shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold and my refuge,
My Savior—You save me from violence.
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“I call on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.
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“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of ^[b]destruction overwhelmed and terrified me.
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“The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.
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“In my distress I called upon the Lord;
I cried out to my God,
And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice;
My cry for help came into His ears.
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“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of the heavens trembled
And were shaken, because He was angry.
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“Smoke went up out of His nostrils,
And devouring fire from His mouth;
Coals were kindled by it.
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“He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.
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“He rode on a cherub and flew;
He appeared upon the wings of the wind.
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“He made darkness ^[c]canopies around Him,
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
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“Out of the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were set aflame.
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“The Lord thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.
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“He sent out arrows and scattered them;
Lightning, and confused them.
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“The channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were uncovered
At the rebuke of the Lord,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
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“He sent from above, He took me;
He drew me out of great waters.
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“He rescued me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
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“They came upon me in the day of my calamity,
But the Lord was my support.
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“He also brought me out to an open place;
He rescued me because He delighted in me.
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“The Lord has dealt with me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me.
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“For I have kept the ways of the Lord,
And have not acted wickedly against my God.
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“For all His judgments (legal decisions) were before me,
And from His statutes I did not turn aside.
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“I was also blameless before Him,
And kept myself from wrongdoing.
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“Therefore the Lord has rewarded me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness in His sight.
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“With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal,
With the blameless You show Yourself blameless.
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“With the pure You show Yourself pure,
With the perverted You show Yourself astute.
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“And You save the afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate).
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“For You, O Lord, are my lamp;
The Lord illumines and dispels my darkness.
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“For by You I can run upon a troop;
By my God I can leap over a wall.
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“As for God, His way is blameless and perfect;
The word of the Lord is tested.
He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him.
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“For who is God, besides the Lord?
And who is a rock, besides our God?
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“God is my strong fortress;
He sets the blameless in His way.
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“He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift];
He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places.
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“He trains my hands for war,
So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze.
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“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your help and gentleness make me great.
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“You enlarge my steps under me,
And my feet have not slipped.
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“I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated).
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“I consumed them and shattered them, so that they did not rise;
They fell under my feet.
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“For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle;
You have subdued under me those who stood against me.
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“You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat],
And I destroyed those who hated me.
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“They looked, but there was no savior for them—
Even to the Lord [they looked], but He did not answer them.
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“Then I beat them as [small as] the dust of the earth;
I crushed and stamped them as the mire (dirt, mud) of the streets.
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“You also have rescued me from strife with my [own] people;
You have kept me as the head of the nations.
People whom I have not known served me.
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“Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear [me], they obey me.
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“Foreigners lose heart;
They come trembling out of their strongholds.
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“The Lord lives, and blessed be my rock,
And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation.
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“It is God who executes vengeance for me,
And brings down [and disciplines] the peoples under me,
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Who also brings me out from my enemies.
You even lift me above those who rise up against me;
You rescue me from the violent man.
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“For this I will give thanks and praise You, O Lord, among the nations;
I will sing praises to Your name.
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“He is a tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and his offspring forever.”