2 Samuel 22:1-51 BSB

[1] And David 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. [2] He said: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. [3] My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation. My stronghold, my refuge, and my Savior, You save me from violence. [4] I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised; so shall I be saved from my enemies. [5] For the waves of death engulfed me; the torrents of chaos overwhelmed me. [6] The cords of Sheol entangled 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 He heard my voice, and my cry for help reached His ears. [8] Then the earth shook and quaked; the foundations of the heavens trembled; they were shaken because He burned with anger. [9] Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth. [10] He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet. [11] He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind. [12] He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds. [13] From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth. [14] The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded. [15] He shot His arrows and scattered the foes; He hurled lightning and routed them. [16] The channels of the sea appeared, and the foundations of the world were exposed at the rebuke of the LORD, at the blast of the breath of His nostrils. [17] He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters. [18] He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me. [19] They confronted me in my day of calamity, but the LORD was my support. [20] He brought me out into the open; He rescued me because He delighted in me. [21] The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands. [22] For I have kept the ways of the LORD and have not wickedly departed from my God. [23] For all His ordinances are before me; I have not disregarded His statutes. [24] And I have been blameless before Him and kept myself from iniquity. [25] So the LORD has repaid me according to my righteousness, according to my cleanness in His sight. [26] To the faithful You show Yourself faithful, to the blameless You show Yourself blameless; [27] to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd. [28] You save an afflicted people, but Your eyes are on the haughty to bring them down. [29] For You, O LORD, are my lamp; the LORD lights up my darkness. [30] For in You I can charge an army; with my God I can scale a wall. [31] 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. [32] For who is God besides the LORD? And who is the Rock except our God? [33] God is my strong fortress, and He makes my way clear. [34] He makes my feet like those of a deer and stations me upon the heights. [35] He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze. [36] You have given me Your shield of salvation, and Your gentleness exalts me. [37] You broaden the path beneath me so that my ankles do not give way. [38] I pursued my enemies and destroyed them; I did not turn back until they were consumed. [39] I devoured and crushed them so they could not rise; they have fallen under my feet. [40] You have armed me with strength for battle; You have subdued my foes beneath me. [41] You have made my enemies retreat before me; I destroyed those who hated me. [42] They looked, but there was no one to save them —to the LORD, but He did not answer. [43] I ground them as the dust of the earth; I crushed and trampled them like mud in the streets. [44] You have delivered me from the strife of my people; You have preserved me as the head of nations; a people I had not known shall serve me. [45] Foreigners cower before me; when they hear me, they obey me. [46] Foreigners lose heart and come trembling from their strongholds. [47] The LORD lives, and blessed be my Rock! And may God, the Rock of my salvation, be exalted— [48] the God who avenges me and brings down nations beneath me, [49] who frees me from my enemies. You exalt me above my foes; You rescue me from violent men. [50] Therefore I will praise You, O LORD, among the nations; I will sing praises to Your name. [51] Great salvation He brings to His king. He shows loving devotion to His anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”