The LORD Is My Rock (2 Samuel 22:1–51)
1 WBS To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD, who spoke to the LORD the words of this song in the day that the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from 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 WBS The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 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 WBS I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from my enemies. BSB BSB: I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies.
4 WBS The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. BSB BSB: The cords of death encompassed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me.
5 WBS The sorrows of hell encompassed me: the snares of death seized me. BSB BSB: The cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
6 WBS In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came 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 WBS Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. BSB BSB: Then the earth shook and quaked, and the foundations of the mountains trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger.
8 WBS There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. BSB BSB: Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
9 WBS He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet. BSB BSB: He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
10 WBS And he rode upon a cherub, and flew; yes, he flew upon the wings of the wind. BSB BSB: He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
11 WBS He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. BSB BSB: He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
12 WBS At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire. BSB BSB: From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced—hailstones and coals of fire.
13 WBS The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire. BSB BSB: The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded—hailstones and coals of fire.
14 WBS Yes, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. BSB BSB: He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them.
15 WBS Then the channels of waters were seen, and the foundations of the world were uncovered at thy rebuke, O LORD, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 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 WBS He sent from above, he took me, he drew me 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 WBS He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them who hated me: for they were too strong for me. BSB BSB: He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
18 WBS They attacked me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay. BSB BSB: They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support.
19 WBS He brought me forth also in a large place; he delivered me, because he delighted in me. BSB BSB: He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me.
20 WBS The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me. BSB BSB: The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
21 WBS 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 WBS For all his judgments were before me, and I did not put away his statutes from me. BSB BSB: For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes.
23 WBS I was also upright before him, and I kept myself from my iniquity. BSB BSB: And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity.
24 WBS Therefore hath the LORD recompensed me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in his sight. BSB BSB: So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my hands in His sight.
25 WBS With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful; with an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright; BSB BSB: To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless;
26 WBS With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt contend. BSB BSB: to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.
27 WBS For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks. BSB BSB: For You save an afflicted people, but You humble those with haughty eyes.
28 WBS For thou wilt light my candle: the LORD my God will enlighten my darkness. BSB BSB: For You, O LORD, light my lamp; my God lights up my darkness.
29 WBS For by thee I have run through a troop; and by my God have I leaped over a wall. BSB BSB: For in You I can charge an army, and with my God I can scale a wall.
30 WBS As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust 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 WBS For who is God save the LORD? or who is a rock save our God? BSB BSB: For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God?
32 WBS It is God that girdeth me with strength, and maketh my way perfect.BSB BSB: It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way clear.
33 WBS He maketh my feet like hinds' feet , and setteth me upon my high places. BSB BSB: He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights.
34 WBS He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel is broken by my arms. BSB BSB: He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.
35 WBS Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation: and thy right hand hath held me up and thy gentleness hath made me great. BSB BSB: You have given me Your shield of salvation; Your right hand upholds me, and Your gentleness exalts me.
36 WBS Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet did not slip. BSB BSB: You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way.
37 WBS I have pursued my enemies, and overtaken them: neither did I turn again till they were consumed. BSB BSB: I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back until they were consumed.
38 WBS I have wounded them that they were not able to rise: they have fallen under my feet. BSB BSB: I crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet.
39 WBS For thou hast girded me with strength to battle: thou hast subdued under me those that rose up against me. BSB BSB: You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me.
40 WBS Thou hast also given me the necks of my enemies; that I might destroy them that hate me. BSB BSB: You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me.
41 WBS They cried, but there was none to save them : even to the LORD, but he answered them not. BSB BSB: They cried for help, but there was no one to save them—to the LORD, but He did not answer.
42 WBS Then I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I cast them out as the dirt in the streets. BSB BSB: I ground them as dust in the face of the wind; I trampled them like mud in the streets.
43 WBS Thou hast delivered me from the strivings of the people; and thou hast made me the head of the heathen: a people whom I have not known shall serve 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 WBS As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves to me. BSB BSB: When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
45 WBS The strangers shall fade away, and be afraid from their close places. BSB BSB: Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds.
46 WBS The LORD liveth; and blessed be my rock; 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 WBS It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people under me.BSB BSB: the God who avenges me and subdues nations beneath me,
48 WBS He delivereth me from my enemies: yes, thou liftest me up above those that rise up against me: thou hast delivered me from the violent man. BSB BSB: who delivers me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men.
49 WBS Therefore will I give thanks to thee, O LORD, among the heathen, and sing praises to thy name. BSB BSB: Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name.
50 WBS He giveth great deliverance to his king; and showeth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to 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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