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2 Samuel 22
Good News Translation

David's Song of Victory(A)

22 When the Lord saved David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang this song to the Lord:

2 The Lord is my protector;
    he is my strong fortress.
3 My God is my protection,
    and with him I am safe.
He protects me like a shield;
    he defends me and keeps me safe.
He is my savior;
    he protects me and saves me from violence.
4 I call to the Lord,
    and he saves me from my enemies.
Praise the Lord!

5 The waves of death were all around me;
    the waves of destruction rolled over me.
6 The danger of death was around me,
    and the grave set its trap for me.
7 In my trouble I called to the Lord;
    I called to my God for help.
In his temple he heard my voice;
    he listened to my cry for help.

8 Then the earth trembled and shook;
    the foundations of the sky rocked and quivered
    because God was angry!
9 Smoke poured out of his nostrils,
    a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.
10 He tore the sky open and came down,
    with a dark cloud under his feet.
11 He flew swiftly on his winged creature;[a]
    he traveled on the wings of the wind.
12 He covered himself with darkness;
    thick clouds, full of[b] water, surrounded him;
13     burning coals flamed up from the lightning before him.

14 Then the Lord thundered from the sky,
    and the voice of Almighty God was heard.
15 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies;
    with flashes of lightning he sent them running.
16 The floor of the ocean was laid bare,
    and the foundations of the earth were uncovered
when the Lord rebuked his enemies
    and roared at them in anger.

17 The Lord reached down from above and took hold of me;
    he pulled me out of the deep waters.
18 He rescued me from my powerful enemies
    and from all those who hate me—
    they were too strong for me.
19 When I was in trouble, they attacked me,
    but the Lord protected me.
20 He helped me out of danger;
    he saved me because he was pleased with me.

21 The Lord rewards me because I do what is right;
    he blesses me because I am innocent.
22 I have obeyed the law of the Lord;
    I have not turned away from my God.
23 I have observed all his laws;
    I have not disobeyed his commands.
24 He knows that I am faultless,
    that I have kept myself from doing wrong.
25 And so he rewards me because I do what is right,
    because he knows that I am innocent.

26 O Lord, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you,
    and completely good to those[c] who are perfect.
27 You are pure to those who are pure,
    but hostile to those who are wicked.
28 You save those who are humble,
    but you humble those who are proud.

29 You, Lord, are my light;
    you dispel my darkness.
30 You give me strength to attack my enemies
    and power to overcome their defenses.

31 This God—how perfect are his deeds,
    how dependable his words!
He is like a shield
    for all who seek his protection.
32 The Lord alone is God;
    God alone is our defense.
33 This God is my strong refuge;
    he makes[d] my pathway safe.
34 (B)He makes me sure-footed as a deer;
    he keeps me safe on the mountains.
35 He trains me for battle,
    so that I can use the strongest bow.

36 O Lord, you protect me and save me;
    your help has made me great.
37 You have kept me from being captured,
    and I have never fallen.
38 I pursue my enemies and defeat them;
    I do not stop until I destroy them.
39 I strike them down, and they cannot rise;
    they lie defeated before me.
40 You give me strength for the battle
    and victory over my enemies.
41 You make my enemies run from me;
    I destroy those who hate me.
42 They look for help, but no one saves them;
    they call to the Lord, but he does not answer.
43 I crush them, and they become like dust;
    I trample on them like mud in the streets.

44 You saved me from my rebellious people
    and maintained my rule over the nations;
    people I did not know have now become my subjects.
45 Foreigners bow before me;
    when they hear me, they obey.
46 They lose their courage
    and come trembling[e] from their fortresses.

47 The Lord lives! Praise my defender!
    Proclaim the greatness of the strong God who saves me!
48 He gives me victory over my enemies;
    he subdues the nations under me
49     and saves me from my foes.

O Lord, you give me victory over my enemies
    and protect me from violent men.
50 (C)And so I praise you among the nations;
    I sing praises to you.
51 God gives great victories to his king;
    he shows constant love to the one he has chosen,
    to David and his descendants forever.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:11 See Word List.
  2. 2 Samuel 22:12 Some ancient translations (and see Ps 18.11) full of; Hebrew unclear.
  3. 2 Samuel 22:26 Probable text (see Ps 18.25) those; Hebrew the strong.
  4. 2 Samuel 22:33 Probable text (see Ps 18.32) he makes; Hebrew unclear.
  5. 2 Samuel 22:46 Probable text (see Ps 18.45) come trembling; Hebrew come ready to fight.
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2 Samuel 22
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David’s Song of Praise(A)

22 David sang(B) to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. 2 He said:

“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)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:3 Or sovereign
  2. 2 Samuel 22:3 Horn here symbolizes strength.
  3. 2 Samuel 22:8 Hebrew; Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:7) mountains
  4. 2 Samuel 22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts appeared
  5. 2 Samuel 22:12 Septuagint (see also Psalm 18:11); Hebrew massed
  6. 2 Samuel 22:25 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:24) to the cleanness of my hands
  7. 2 Samuel 22:30 Or can run through a barricade
  8. 2 Samuel 22:33 Dead Sea Scrolls, some Septuagint manuscripts, Vulgate and Syriac (see also Psalm 18:32); Masoretic Text who is my strong refuge
  9. 2 Samuel 22:36 Dead Sea Scrolls; Masoretic Text shield; / you stoop down to make
  10. 2 Samuel 22:46 Some Septuagint manuscripts and Vulgate (see also Psalm 18:45); Masoretic Text they arm themselves
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