The LORD Is My Rock (2 Samuel 22:1–51)
1 Brenton For the end, a Psalm of David the servant of the Lord; the words which he spoke to the Lord, even the words of this Song, in the day in which the Lord delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul: and he said: I will love thee, O Lord, my strength. BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. Of David the servant of the LORD, who sang this song to the LORD on the day the LORD had delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. He said: I love You, O LORD, my strength.
2 Brenton The Lord is my firm support, and my refuge, and my deliverer; my God is my helper, I will hope in him; he is my defender, and the horn of my salvation, and my helper. BSB BSB: The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
3 Brenton I will call upon the Lord with praises, and I shall be saved from mine enemies. BSB BSB: I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
4 Brenton The pangs of death compassed me, and the torrents of ungodliness troubled me exceedingly. BSB BSB: The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
5 Brenton The pangs of hell came round about me: the snares of death prevented me. BSB BSB: The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
6 Brenton And when I was afflicted I called upon the Lord, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his holy temple, and my cry shall enter before him, even into his ears. BSB BSB: In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried to my God for help. From His temple He heard my voice, and my cry for His help reached His ears.
7 Brenton Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains were disturbed, and were shaken, because God was angry with them. BSB BSB: Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
8 Brenton There went up a smoke in his wrath, and fire burst into a flame at his presence: coals were kindled at it. BSB BSB: Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
9 Brenton And he bowed the heaven, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet. BSB BSB: He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
10 Brenton And he mounted on cherubs and flew: he flew on the wings of winds. BSB BSB: He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
11 Brenton And he made darkness his secret place: round about him was his tabernacle, even dark water in the clouds of the air. BSB BSB: He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
12 Brenton At the brightness before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire. BSB BSB: From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire.
13 Brenton The Lord also thundered from heaven, and the Highest uttered his voice. BSB BSB: The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.
14 Brenton And he sent forth his weapons, and scattered them; and multiplied lightnings, and routed them. BSB BSB: He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
15 Brenton And the springs of waters appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at thy rebuke, O Lord, at the blasting of the breath of thy wrath. BSB BSB: The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed, at Your rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of Your nostrils.
16 Brenton He sent from on high and took me, he drew me to himself out of many waters. BSB BSB: He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.
17 Brenton He will deliver me from my mighty enemies, and from them that hate me; for they are stronger than I. BSB BSB: He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
18 Brenton They prevented me in the day of mine affliction: but the Lord was my stay against them . BSB BSB: They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
19 Brenton And he brought me out into a wide place: he will deliver me, because he has pleasure in me. BSB BSB: He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
20 Brenton And the Lord will recompense me according to my righteousness; even according to the purity of my hands will he recompense me. BSB BSB: The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
21 Brenton For I have kept the ways of the Lord and have not wickedly departed from my God. BSB BSB: For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
22 Brenton For all his judgments were before me, and his ordinances departed not from me. BSB BSB: For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
23 Brenton And I shall be blameless with him, and shall keep myself from mine iniquity. BSB BSB: And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
24 Brenton And the Lord shall recompense me according to my righteousness, and according to the purity of my hands before his eyes. BSB BSB: So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25 Brenton With the holy thou wilt be holy; and with the innocent man thou wilt be innocent. BSB BSB: To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
26 Brenton And with the excellent man thou wilt be excellent; and with the perverse thou wilt shew frowardness. BSB BSB: to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
27 Brenton For thou wilt save the lowly people, and wilt humble the eyes of the proud. BSB BSB: For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
28 Brenton For thou, O Lord, wilt light my lamp: my God, thou wilt lighten my darkness. BSB BSB: For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
29 Brenton For by thee shall I be delivered from a troop; and by my God I will pass over a wall. BSB BSB: For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
30 Brenton As for my God, his way is perfect: the oracles of the Lord are tried in the fire; he is a protector of all them that hope in him.BSB BSB: As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
31 Brenton For who is God but the Lord? and who is a God except our God? BSB BSB: For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
32 Brenton It is God that girds me with strength, and has made my way blameless:BSB BSB: It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
33 Brenton who strengthens my feet as hart's feet, and sets me upon high places. BSB BSB: He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
34 Brenton He instructs my hands for war; and thou hast made my arms as a brazen bow. BSB BSB: He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 Brenton And thou hast made me secure in my salvation: and thy right hand has helped me, and thy correction has upheld me to the end; yea, thy correction itself shall instruct me. BSB BSB: You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
36 Brenton Thou hast made room for my goings under me, and my footsteps did not fail. BSB BSB: You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
37 Brenton I will pursue mine enemies, and overtake them; and I will not turn back until they are consumed. BSB BSB: I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
38 Brenton I will dash them to pieces and they shall not be able to stand: they shall fall under my feet. BSB BSB: I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
39 Brenton For thou hast girded me with strength for war: thou hast beaten down under me all that rose up against me. BSB BSB: You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
40 Brenton And thou hast made mine enemies turn their backs before me; and thou hast destroyed them that hated me. BSB BSB: You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
41 Brenton They cried, but there was no deliverer: even to the Lord, but he hearkened not to them. BSB BSB: They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
42 Brenton I will grind them as the mud of the streets: and I will beat them small as dust before the wind. BSB BSB: I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
43 Brenton Deliver me from the gainsayings of the people: thou shalt make me head of the Gentiles: a people whom I knew not served me, BSB BSB: You have delivered me from the strife of the people; You have made me the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me.
44 Brenton at the hearing of the ear they obeyed me: the strange children lied to me. BSB BSB: When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
45 Brenton The strange children waxed old, and fell away from their paths through lameness. BSB BSB: Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
46 Brenton The Lord lives; and blessed be my God; and let the God of my salvation be exalted. BSB BSB: The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may the God of my salvation be exalted—
47 Brenton It is God that avenges me, and has subdued the nations under me;BSB BSB: the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
48 Brenton my deliverer from angry enemies: thou shalt set me on high above them that rise up against me: thou shalt deliver me from the unrighteous man. BSB BSB: who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
49 Brenton Therefore will I confess to thee, O Lord, among the Gentiles, and sing to thy name. BSB BSB: Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
50 Brenton God magnifies the deliverances of his king; and deals mercifully with David his anointed, and his seed, for ever.BSB BSB: Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.
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