2 Samuel 22:1-51 AMP

[1] David spoke the words of this song to the LORD when the LORD rescued him from the hands of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul. [2] He said: “The LORD is my rock and my fortress [on the mountain] and my rescuer; [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. [4] I call on 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 overwhelmed and terrified me. [6] The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. [7] In my distress I called upon the LORD; I cried out to my God, And from His temple [in the heavens] He heard my voice; My cry for help came into His ears. [8] Then the earth shook and quaked, The foundations of the heavens trembled And were shaken, because He was angry. [9] Smoke went up out of His nostrils, And devouring fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it. [10] He bowed the heavens also, and came down With thick darkness under His feet. [11] He rode on a cherub and flew; He appeared upon the wings of the wind. [12] He made darkness canopies around Him, A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies. [13] Out of the brightness before Him Coals of fire were set aflame. [14] The LORD thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice. [15] He sent out arrows and scattered them; Lightning, and confused them. [16] The channels of the sea appeared, 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 great waters. [18] He rescued me from my strong enemy, From those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me. [19] They came upon me in the day of my calamity, But the LORD was my support. [20] He also brought me out to an open place; He rescued me because He delighted in me. [21] The LORD has dealt with me according to my righteousness; According to the cleanness of my hands He has rewarded me. [22] For I have kept the ways of the LORD, And have not acted wickedly against my God. [23] For all His judgments (legal decisions) were before me, And from His statutes I did not turn aside. [24] I was also blameless before Him, And kept myself from wrongdoing. [25] Therefore the LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His sight. [26] With the loving and loyal You show Yourself loving and loyal, With the blameless You show Yourself blameless. [27] With the pure You show Yourself pure, With the perverted You show Yourself astute. [28] And You save the afflicted people; But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase (humiliate). [29] For You, O LORD, are my lamp; The LORD illumines and dispels my darkness. [30] For by You I can run upon a troop; By my God I can leap over a wall. [31] As for God, His way is blameless and perfect; The word of the LORD is tested. He is a shield to all those who take refuge and trust in Him. [32] For who is God, besides the LORD? And who is a rock, besides our God? [33] God is my strong fortress; He sets the blameless in His way. [34] He makes my feet like the doe’s feet [firm and swift]; He sets me [secure and confident] on my high places. [35] He trains my hands for war, So that my arms can bend (pull back) a bow of bronze. [36] You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, And Your help and gentleness make me great. [37] You enlarge my steps under me, And my feet have not slipped. [38] I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed (eliminated). [39] I consumed them and shattered them, so that they did not rise; They fell under my feet. [40] For You have surrounded me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me those who stood against me. [41] You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me [in retreat], And I destroyed those who hated me. [42] They looked, but there was no savior for them—Even to the LORD [they looked], but He did not answer them. [43] Then I beat them as [small as] the dust of the earth; I crushed and stamped them as the mire (dirt, mud) of the streets. [44] You also have rescued me from strife with my [own] people; You have kept me as the head of the nations. People whom I have not known served me. [45] Foreigners pretend obedience to me; As soon as they hear [me], they obey me. [46] Foreigners lose heart; They come trembling out of their strongholds. [47] The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock, And exalted be my God, the rock of my salvation. [48] It is God who executes vengeance for me, And brings down [and disciplines] the peoples under me, [49] Who also brings me out from my enemies. You even lift me above those who rise up against me; You rescue me from the violent man. [50] For this I will give thanks and praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. [51] He is a tower of salvation and great deliverance to His king, And shows lovingkindness to His anointed, To David and his offspring forever.”