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2 Samuel 22 (WEBP)

[1] David spoke to Yahweh the words of this song in the day that Yahweh delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul,
[2] and he said: “Yahweh is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer, even mine;
[3] God is my rock in whom I take refuge; my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge. My savior, you save me from violence.
[4] I call on Yahweh, who is worthy to be praised; So shall I be saved from my enemies.
[5] For the waves of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
[6] The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death caught me.
[7] In my distress, I called on Yahweh. Yes, I called to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry came into his ears.
[8] Then the earth shook and trembled. The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, because he was angry.
[9] Smoke went up out of his nostrils. Consuming fire came out of his mouth. Coals were kindled by it.
[10] He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
[11] He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he was seen on the wings of the wind.
[12] He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
[13] At the brightness before him, coals of fire were kindled.
[14] Yahweh thundered from heaven. The Most High uttered his voice.
[15] He sent out arrows and scattered them, lightning and confused them.
[16] Then the channels of the sea appeared. The foundations of the world were laid bare by Yahweh’s rebuke, at the blast of the breath of his nostrils.
[17] He sent from on high and he took me. He drew me out of many waters.
[18] He delivered me from my strong enemy, from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
[19] They came on me in the day of my calamity, but Yahweh was my support.
[20] He also brought me out into a large place. He delivered me, because he delighted in me.
[21] Yahweh rewarded me according to my righteousness. He rewarded me according to the cleanness of my hands.
[22] For I have kept Yahweh’s ways, and have not wickedly departed from my God.
[23] For all his ordinances were before me. As for his statutes, I didn’t depart from them.
[24] I was also perfect toward him. I kept myself from my iniquity.
[25] Therefore Yahweh has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in his eyesight.
[26] With the merciful you will show yourself merciful. With the perfect man you will show yourself perfect.
[27] With the pure you will show yourself pure. With the crooked you will show yourself shrewd.
[28] You will save the afflicted people, but your eyes are on the arrogant, that you may bring them down.
[29] For you are my lamp, Yahweh. Yahweh will light up my darkness.
[30] For by you, I run against a troop. By my God, I leap over a wall.
[31] As for God, his way is perfect. Yahweh’s word is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge in him.
[32] For who is God, besides Yahweh? Who is a rock, besides our God?
[33] God is my strong fortress. He makes my way perfect.
[34] He makes his feet like hinds’ feet, and sets me on my high places.
[35] He teaches my hands to war, so that my arms bend a bow of bronze.
[36] You have also given me the shield of your salvation. Your gentleness has made me great.
[37] You have enlarged my steps under me. My feet have not slipped.
[38] I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them. I didn’t turn again until they were consumed.
[39] I have consumed them, and struck them through, so that they can’t arise. Yes, they have fallen under my feet.
[40] For you have armed me with strength for the battle. You have subdued under me those who rose up against me.
[41] You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me, that I might cut off those who hate me.
[42] They looked, but there was no one to save; even to Yahweh, but he didn’t answer them.
[43] Then I beat them as small as the dust of the earth. I crushed them as the mire of the streets, and spread them abroad.
[44] You also have delivered me from the strivings of my people. You have kept me to be the head of the nations. A people whom I have not known will serve me.
[45] The foreigners will submit themselves to me. As soon as they hear of me, they will obey me.
[46] The foreigners will fade away, and will come trembling out of their close places.
[47] Yahweh lives! Blessed be my rock! Exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
[48] even the God who executes vengeance for me, who brings down peoples under me,
[49] who brings me away from my enemies. Yes, you lift me up above those who rise up against me. You deliver me from the violent man.
[50] Therefore I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations, and will sing praises to your name.
[51] He gives great deliverance to his king, and shows loving kindness to his anointed, to David and to his offspring, forever more.”

2 Samuel 22:6 Sheol is the place of the dead.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Samuel 22 (KJVS)

[1] And David spake () unto the Lord the words of this song in the day that the Lord had delivered () him out of the hand of all his enemies, () and out of the hand of Saul:
[2] and he said, () The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; ()
[3] The 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.
[4] I will call () on the Lord, who is worthy to be praised: () So shall I be saved () from mine enemies. ()
[5] When the waves of death compassed () me, The floods of ungodly men made me afraid; ()
[6] The sorrows of hell compassed me about; () The snares of death prevented () me;
[7] In 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.
[8] Then the earth shook () () () and trembled; () The foundations of heaven moved () And shook, () because he was wroth. ()
[9] There went up () a smoke out of his nostrils, And fire out of his mouth devoured: () Coals were kindled () by it.
[10] He bowed () the heavens also, and came down; () And darkness was under his feet.
[11] And he rode () upon a cherub, and did fly: () And he was seen () upon the wings of the wind.
[12] And he made () darkness pavilions round about him, Dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
[13] Through the brightness before him Were coals of fire kindled. ()
[14] The Lord thundered () from heaven, And the Most High uttered () his voice.
[15] And he sent out () arrows, and scattered () them; Lightning, and discomfited () them.
[16] And 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.
[17] He sent () from above, he took () me; He drew () me out of many waters;
[18] He delivered () me from my strong enemy, () And from them that hated () me: for they were too strong () for me.
[19] They prevented () me in the day of my calamity: But the Lord was my stay.
[20] He brought me forth () also into a large 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 hath he recompensed () me.
[22] For I have kept () the ways of the Lord, And have not wickedly departed () from my God.
[23] For all his judgments were before me: And as for his statutes, I did not depart () from them.
[24] I was also upright before him, And have kept () myself from mine iniquity.
[25] Therefore the Lord hath recompensed () me according to my righteousness; According to my cleanness in his eye sight.
[26] With the merciful thou wilt shew thyself merciful, () And with the upright man thou wilt shew thyself upright. ()
[27] With the pure () thou wilt shew thyself pure; () And with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury. ()
[28] And the afflicted people thou wilt save: () But thine eyes are upon the haughty, () that thou mayest bring them down. ()
[29] For thou art my lamp, O Lord: And the Lord will lighten () my darkness.
[30] For by thee I have run () through a troop: By my God have I leaped over () a wall.
[31] As for God, his way is perfect; The word of the Lord is tried: () He is a buckler to all them that trust () in him.
[32] For who is God, save the Lord? And who is a rock, save our God?
[33] God is my strength and power: And he maketh () my way perfect.
[34] He maketh my feet like () hinds’ feet: And setteth () me upon my high places.
[35] He teacheth () my hands to war; So that a bow of steel is broken () by mine arms.
[36] Thou hast also given () me the shield of thy salvation: And thy gentleness () () hath made me great. ()
[37] Thou hast enlarged () my steps under me; So that my feet did not slip. ()
[38] I have pursued () mine enemies, () and destroyed () them; And turned not again () until I had consumed () them.
[39] And I have consumed () them, and wounded () them, that they could not arise: () Yea, they are fallen () under my feet.
[40] For thou hast girded () me with strength to battle: Them that rose up () against me hast thou subdued () under me.
[41] Thou hast also given () me the necks of mine enemies, () That I might destroy () them that hate () me.
[42] They looked, () but there was none to save; () Even unto the Lord, but he answered () them not.
[43] Then did I beat () them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp () them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad. ()
[44] Thou also hast delivered () me from the strivings of my people, Thou hast kept () me to be head of the heathen: A people which I knew () not shall serve () me.
[45] Strangers shall submit () themselves unto me: As soon as they hear, () they shall be obedient () unto me.
[46] Strangers shall fade away, () And they shall be afraid () out of their close places.
[47] The Lord liveth; and blessed () be my rock; And exalted () be the God of the rock of my salvation.
[48] It is God that avengeth () me, And that bringeth down () the people under me,
[49] And that bringeth me forth () from mine enemies: () Thou also hast lifted me up on high () above them that rose up () against me: Thou hast delivered () me from the violent man.
[50] Therefore I will give thanks () unto thee, O Lord, among the heathen, And I will sing praises () unto thy name.
[51] He is the tower () () of salvation for his king: And sheweth () mercy to his anointed, Unto David, and to his seed for evermore.

2 Samuel 22:5a Or, pangs
2 Samuel 22:5b Heb. Belial
2 Samuel 22:6 Or, cords
2 Samuel 22:9 Heb. by
2 Samuel 22:12 Heb. binding of waters
2 Samuel 22:17 Or, great
2 Samuel 22:24 Heb. to him
2 Samuel 22:25 Heb. before his eyes
2 Samuel 22:27 Or, wrestle
2 Samuel 22:29 Or, candle
2 Samuel 22:30 Or, broken a troop
2 Samuel 22:31 Or, refined
2 Samuel 22:33 Heb. riddeth, or, looseth
2 Samuel 22:34 Heb. equalleth
2 Samuel 22:35 Heb. for the war
2 Samuel 22:36 Heb. multiplied me
2 Samuel 22:37 Heb. ankles
2 Samuel 22:40 Heb. caused to bow
2 Samuel 22:45a Heb. sons of the stranger
2 Samuel 22:45b Or, yield fainted obedience. Heb. lie
2 Samuel 22:48 Heb. giveth avengement for me

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Samuel 22 (BYZ)

[1] και ελαλησεν δαυιδ τω κυριω τους λογους της ωδης ταυτης εν η ημερα εξειλατο αυτον κυριος εκ χειρος παντων των εχθρων αυτου και εκ χειρος σαουλ
[2] και ειπεν κυριε πετρα μου και οχυρωμα μου και εξαιρουμενος με εμοι
[3] ο θεος μου φυλαξ εσται μου πεποιθως εσομαι επ αυτω υπερασπιστης μου και κερας σωτηριας μου αντιλημπτωρ μου και καταφυγη μου σωτηριας μου εξ αδικου σωσεις με
[4] αινετον επικαλεσομαι κυριον και εκ των εχθρων μου σωθησομαι
[5] οτι περιεσχον με συντριμμοι θανατου χειμαρροι ανομιας εθαμβησαν με
[6] ωδινες θανατου εκυκλωσαν με προεφθασαν με σκληροτητες θανατου
[7] εν τω θλιβεσθαι με επικαλεσομαι κυριον και προς τον θεον μου βοησομαι και επακουσεται εκ ναου αυτου φωνης μου και η κραυγη μου εν τοις ωσιν αυτου
[8] και εταραχθη και εσεισθη η γη και τα θεμελια του ουρανου συνεταραχθησαν και εσπαραχθησαν οτι εθυμωθη κυριος αυτοις
[9] ανεβη καπνος εν τη οργη αυτου και πυρ εκ στοματος αυτου κατεδεται ανθρακες εξεκαυθησαν απ αυτου
[10] και εκλινεν ουρανους και κατεβη και γνοφος υποκατω των ποδων αυτου
[11] και επεκαθισεν επι χερουβιν και επετασθη και ωφθη επι πτερυγων ανεμου
[12] και εθετο σκοτος αποκρυφην αυτου κυκλω αυτου η σκηνη αυτου σκοτος υδατων επαχυνεν εν νεφελαις αερος
[13] απο του φεγγους εναντιον αυτου εξεκαυθησαν ανθρακες πυρος
[14] εβροντησεν εξ ουρανου κυριος και ο υψιστος εδωκεν φωνην αυτου
[15] και απεστειλεν βελη και εσκορπισεν αυτους αστραπην και εξεστησεν αυτους
[16] και ωφθησαν αφεσεις θαλασσης και απεκαλυφθη θεμελια της οικουμενης εν τη επιτιμησει κυριου απο πνοης πνευματος θυμου αυτου
[17] απεστειλεν εξ υψους και ελαβεν με ειλκυσεν με εξ υδατων πολλων
[18] ερρυσατο με εξ εχθρων μου ισχυος εκ των μισουντων με οτι εκραταιωθησαν υπερ εμε
[19] προεφθασαν με εν ημερα θλιψεως μου και εγενετο κυριος επιστηριγμα μου
[20] και εξηγαγεν με εις πλατυσμον και εξειλατο με οτι ευδοκησεν εν εμοι
[21] και ανταπεδωκεν μοι κυριος κατα την δικαιοσυνην μου κατα την καθαριοτητα των χειρων μου ανταπεδωκεν μοι
[22] οτι εφυλαξα οδους κυριου και ουκ ησεβησα απο του θεου μου
[23] οτι παντα τα κριματα αυτου κατεναντιον μου και τα δικαιωματα αυτου ουκ απεστην απ αυτων
[24] και εσομαι αμωμος αυτω και προφυλαξομαι απο της ανομιας μου
[25] και αποδωσει μοι κυριος κατα την δικαιοσυνην μου και κατα την καθαριοτητα των χειρων μου ενωπιον των οφθαλμων αυτου
[26] μετα οσιου οσιωθηση και μετα ανδρος τελειου τελειωθηση
[27] και μετα εκλεκτου εκλεκτος εση και μετα στρεβλου στρεβλωθηση
[28] και τον λαον τον πτωχον σωσεις και οφθαλμους επι μετεωρων ταπεινωσεις
[29] οτι συ ο λυχνος μου κυριε και κυριος εκλαμψει μοι το σκοτος μου
[30] οτι εν σοι δραμουμαι μονοζωνος και εν τω θεω μου υπερβησομαι τειχος
[31] ο ισχυρος αμωμος η οδος αυτου το ρημα κυριου κραταιον πεπυρωμενον υπερασπιστης εστιν πασιν τοις πεποιθοσιν επ αυτω
[32] τις ισχυρος πλην κυριου και τις κτιστης εσται πλην του θεου ημων
[33] ο ισχυρος ο κραταιων με δυναμει και εξετιναξεν αμωμον την οδον μου
[34] τιθεις τους ποδας μου ως ελαφων και επι τα υψη ιστων με
[35] διδασκων χειρας μου εις πολεμον και καταξας τοξον χαλκουν εν βραχιονι μου
[36] και εδωκας μοι υπερασπισμον σωτηριας μου και η υπακοη σου επληθυνεν με
[37] εις πλατυσμον εις τα διαβηματα μου υποκατω μου και ουκ εσαλευθησαν τα σκελη μου
[38] διωξω εχθρους μου και αφανιω αυτους και ουκ αναστρεψω εως συντελεσω αυτους
[39] και θλασω αυτους και ουκ αναστησονται και πεσουνται υπο τους ποδας μου
[40] και ενισχυσεις με δυναμει εις πολεμον καμψεις τους επανιστανομενους μοι υποκατω μου
[41] και τους εχθρους μου εδωκας μοι νωτον τους μισουντας με και εθανατωσας αυτους
[42] βοησονται και ουκ εστιν βοηθος προς κυριον και ουχ υπηκουσεν αυτων
[43] και ελεανα αυτους ως χουν γης ως πηλον εξοδων ελεπτυνα αυτους
[44] και ρυση με εκ μαχης λαων φυλαξεις με εις κεφαλην εθνων λαος ον ουκ εγνων εδουλευσαν μοι
[45] υιοι αλλοτριοι εψευσαντο μοι εις ακοην ωτιου ηκουσαν μου
[46] υιοι αλλοτριοι απορριφησονται και σφαλουσιν εκ των συγκλεισμων αυτων
[47] ζη κυριος και ευλογητος ο φυλαξ μου και υψωθησεται ο θεος μου ο φυλαξ της σωτηριας μου
[48] ισχυρος κυριος ο διδους εκδικησεις εμοι παιδευων λαους υποκατω μου
[49] και εξαγων με εξ εχθρων μου και εκ των επεγειρομενων μοι υψωσεις με εξ ανδρος αδικηματων ρυση με
[50] δια τουτο εξομολογησομαι σοι κυριε εν τοις εθνεσιν και εν τω ονοματι σου ψαλω
[51] μεγαλυνων σωτηριας βασιλεως αυτου και ποιων ελεος τω χριστω αυτου τω δαυιδ και τω σπερματι αυτου εως αιωνος