2 Samuel 22:1-22
New American Standard Bible
2He said, 'The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
3 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.
4I call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised, And I am saved from my enemies.
5For the waves of death encompassed me; The floods of destruction terrified me;
6The ropes of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
7In my distress I called upon the Lord, Yes, I called out to my God; And from His temple He heard my voice, And my cry for help came into His ears.
8Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of heaven were trembling And were shaken, because He was angry.
9Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And fire from His mouth was devouring; Coals were kindled by it.
10He also bowed the heavens down low, and came down With thick darkness under His feet.
11He rode on a cherub and flew; He appeared on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.
13From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.
14The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
15And He shot arrows and scattered them, Lightning, and routed them.
16Then the channels of the sea appeared, The foundations of the world were exposed By the rebuke of the Lord, From the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17He sent from on high, He took me; He drew me out of many waters.
18He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
19They confronted me on the day of my disaster, But the Lord was my support.
20He also brought me out into an open place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.
21The Lord has treated me in accordance with my righteousness; In accordance with the cleanliness of my hands He has repaid me.
22For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not acted wickedly against my God.
King James Version
2And he said, The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;
3The 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.
4I will call on the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies.
5When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid;
6The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;
7In 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.
8Then the earth shook and trembled; the foundations of heaven moved and shook, because he was wroth.
9There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it.
10He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.
11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
13Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.
14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
16And 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.
17He sent from above, he took me; he drew me out of many waters;
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them that hated me: for they were too strong for me.
19They prevented me in the day of my calamity: but the LORD was my stay.
20He brought me forth also into a large place: he delivered me, because he delighted in me.
21The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness: according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.
22For I have kept the ways of the LORD, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
Christian Standard Bible
2He said: The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer,
3my God, my rock where I seek refuge. My shield, the horn of my salvation, my stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, you save me from violence.
4I called to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I was saved from my enemies.
5For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of destruction terrified me.
6The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7I called to the Lord in my distress; I called to my God. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry for help reached his ears.
8Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they shook because he burned with anger.
9Smoke rose from his nostrils, and consuming fire came from his mouth; coals were set ablaze by it.
10He bent the heavens and came down, total darkness beneath his feet.
11He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness a canopy around him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13From the radiance of his presence, blazing coals were ignited.
14The Lord thundered from heaven; the Most High made his voice heard.
15He shot arrows and scattered them; he hurled lightning bolts and routed them.
16The depths of the sea became visible, the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he pulled me out of deep water.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy and from those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the Lord was my support.
New Living Translation
2He sang: 'The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior;
3my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. He is my refuge, my savior, the one who saves me from violence.
4I called on the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies.
5'The waves of death overwhelmed me; floods of destruction swept over me.
6The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path.
7But in my distress I cried out to the Lord; yes, I cried to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry reached his ears.
8'Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the heavens shook; they quaked because of his anger.
9Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him.
10He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet.
11Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
12He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dense rain clouds.
13A great brightness shone around him, and burning coals blazed forth.
14The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He shot arrows and scattered his enemies; his lightning flashed, and they were confused.
16Then at the command of the Lord, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.
17'He reached down from heaven and rescued me; he drew me out of deep waters.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and were too strong for me.
19They attacked me at a moment when I was in distress, but the Lord supported me.
20He led me to a place of safety; he rescued me because he delights in me.
21The Lord rewarded me for doing right; he restored me because of my innocence.
22For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not turned from my God to follow evil.
English Standard Version
Chapter 22
1And David spoke to the LORD the words of this song on the day when the LORD delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2He said, “The LORD is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer,
3my 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.
4I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised, and I am saved from my enemies.
5“For the waves of death encompassed me, the torrents of destruction assailed me;
6the cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.
7“In my distress I called upon the LORD; to my God I called. From his temple he heard my voice, and my cry came to his ears.
8“Then the earth reeled and rocked; the foundations of the heavens trembled and quaked, because he was angry.
9Smoke went up from his nostrils, and devouring fire from his mouth; glowing coals flamed forth from him.
10He bowed the heavens and came down; thick darkness was under his feet.
11He rode on a cherub and flew; he was seen on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness around him his canopy, thick clouds, a gathering of water.
13Out of the brightness before him coals of fire flamed forth.
14The LORD thundered from heaven, and the Most High uttered his voice.
15And he sent out arrows and scattered them; lightning, and routed them.
16Then the channels of the sea were seen; the foundations of the world were laid bare, at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
17“He sent from on high, he took me; he drew me out of many waters.
18He rescued me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, but the LORD was my support.
20He brought me out into a broad place; he rescued me, because he delighted in me.
21“The LORD dealt with me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands he rewarded me.
22For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God.
New International Version
3my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior-- from violent people you save me.
4I called to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and have been saved from my enemies.
5The waves of death swirled about me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.
6The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me.
7In my distress I called to the LORD; I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.
8The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.
9Smoke rose from his nostrils; consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
10He parted the heavens and came down; dark clouds were under his feet.
11He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness his canopy around him-- the dark rain clouds of the sky.
13Out of the brightness of his presence bolts of lightning blazed forth.
14The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
15He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy, with great bolts of lightning he routed them.
16The valleys of the sea were exposed and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.
17He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters.
18He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the LORD was my support.
New King James Version
2And he said: “The Lord is my rock and my fortress and my deliverer;
3The God of my strength, in whom I will trust; My shield and the horn of my salvation, My stronghold and my refuge; My Savior, You save me from violence.
4I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
5“When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
7In my distress I called upon the Lord, And cried out to my God; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.
8“Then the earth shook and trembled; The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
9Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
10He bowed the heavens also, and came down With darkness under His feet.
11He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
12He made darkness canopies around Him, Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
13From the brightness before Him Coals of fire were kindled.
14“The Lord thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
15He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.
16Then the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the rebuke 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.
18He delivered me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me; For they were too strong for me.
19They confronted me in the day of my calamity, But the Lord was my support.
20 He also brought me out into a broad 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 He has recompensed me.
22For I have kept the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
