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2 Samuel 22 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

David's Psalm of Deliverance

(Psa 18:1–50 )

2Sa 22:1

2Sa 22:1And David spoke the words of this song to the LORD in the day that the LORD delivered him from the [fn]hand of all his enemies and from the [fn]hand of Saul.

2Sa 22:2

2Sa 22:2He said,
“The LORD is my [fn]rock and my fortress and my deliverer;

2Sa 22:3

2Sa 22:3[fn]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.

2Sa 22:4

2Sa 22:4“I call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised,
And I am saved from my enemies.

2Sa 22:5

2Sa 22:5“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of [fn]destruction [fn]overwhelmed me;

2Sa 22:6

2Sa 22:6The cords of [fn]Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

2Sa 22:7

2Sa 22:7“In my distress I called upon the LORD,
Yes, I [fn]cried to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.

2Sa 22:8

2Sa 22:8“Then the earth shook and quaked,
The foundations of heaven were trembling
And were shaken, because He was angry.

2Sa 22:9

2Sa 22:9“Smoke went up [fn]out of His nostrils,
Fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals were kindled by it.

2Sa 22:10

2Sa 22:10“He bowed the heavens also, and came down
With thick darkness under His feet.

2Sa 22:11

2Sa 22:11“And He rode on a cherub and flew;
And He [fn]appeared on the wings of the wind.

2Sa 22:12

2Sa 22:12“And He made darkness [fn]canopies around Him,
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.

2Sa 22:13

2Sa 22:13“From the brightness before Him
Coals of fire were kindled.

2Sa 22:14

2Sa 22:14“The LORD thundered from heaven,
And the Most High uttered His voice.

2Sa 22:15

2Sa 22:15“And He sent out arrows, and scattered them,
Lightning, and [fn]routed them.

2Sa 22:16

2Sa 22:16“Then the channels of the sea appeared,
The foundations of the world were [fn]laid bare
By the rebuke of the LORD,
At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

2Sa 22:17

2Sa 22:17“He sent from on high, He took me;
He drew me out of many waters.

2Sa 22:18

2Sa 22:18“He delivered me from my strong enemy,
From those who hated me, for they were too strong for me.

2Sa 22:19

2Sa 22:19“They confronted me in the day of my calamity,
But the LORD was my support.

2Sa 22:20

2Sa 22:20“He also brought me forth into a broad place;
He rescued me, because He delighted in me.

2Sa 22:21

2Sa 22:21“The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness;
According to the cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

2Sa 22:22

2Sa 22:22“For I have kept the ways of the LORD,
And have not acted wickedly against my God.

2Sa 22:23

2Sa 22:23“For all His ordinances were before me,
And as for His statutes, I did not depart from [fn]them.

2Sa 22:24

2Sa 22:24“I was also [fn]blameless toward Him,
And I kept myself from my iniquity.

2Sa 22:25

2Sa 22:25“Therefore the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness,
According to my cleanness before His eyes.

2Sa 22:26

2Sa 22:26“With the [fn]kind You show Yourself [fn]kind,
With the [fn]blameless You show Yourself [fn]blameless;

2Sa 22:27

2Sa 22:27With the pure You show Yourself pure,
And with the perverted You show Yourself [fn]astute.

2Sa 22:28

2Sa 22:28“And You save an afflicted people;
But Your eyes are on the haughty whom You abase.

2Sa 22:29

2Sa 22:29“For You are my lamp, O LORD;
And the LORD illumines my darkness.

2Sa 22:30

2Sa 22:30“For by You I can [fn]run upon a troop;
By my God I can leap over a wall.

2Sa 22:31

2Sa 22:31“As for God, His way is [fn]blameless;
The word of the LORD is tested;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.

2Sa 22:32

2Sa 22:32“For who is God, besides the LORD?
And who is a rock, besides our God?

2Sa 22:33

2Sa 22:33“God is my strong fortress;
And He [fn]sets the [fn]blameless in [fn]His way.

2Sa 22:34

2Sa 22:34“He makes [fn]my feet like hinds’ feet,
And sets me on my high places.

2Sa 22:35

2Sa 22:35“He trains my hands for battle,
So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

2Sa 22:36

2Sa 22:36“You have also given me the shield of Your salvation,
And Your [fn]help makes me great.

2Sa 22:37

2Sa 22:37“You enlarge my steps under me,
And my [fn]feet have not slipped.

2Sa 22:38

2Sa 22:38“I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,
And I did not turn back until they were consumed.

2Sa 22:39

2Sa 22:39“And I have devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise;
And they fell under my feet.

2Sa 22:40

2Sa 22:40“For You have girded me with strength for battle;
You have [fn]subdued under me those who rose up against me.

2Sa 22:41

2Sa 22:41“You have also made my enemies turn their backs to me,
And I [fn]destroyed those who hated me.

2Sa 22:42

2Sa 22:42“They looked, but there was none to save;
Even to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

2Sa 22:43

2Sa 22:43“Then I pulverized them as the dust of the earth;
I crushed and stamped them as the mire of the streets.

2Sa 22:44

2Sa 22:44“You have also delivered me from the contentions of my people;
You have kept me as head of the nations;
A people whom I have not known serve me.

2Sa 22:45

2Sa 22:45“Foreigners pretend obedience to me;
As soon as they hear, they obey me.

2Sa 22:46

2Sa 22:46“Foreigners [fn]lose heart,
And [fn]come trembling out of their [fn]fortresses.

2Sa 22:47

2Sa 22:47“The LORD lives, and blessed be my rock;
And exalted be [fn]God, the rock of my salvation,

2Sa 22:48

2Sa 22:48The God who executes vengeance for me,
And brings down peoples under me,

2Sa 22:49

2Sa 22:49Who 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.

2Sa 22:50

2Sa 22:50“Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among the nations,
And I will sing praises to Your name.

2Sa 22:51

2Sa 22:51“He is a tower of [fn]deliverance to His king,
And shows lovingkindness to His anointed,
To David and his [fn]descendants forever.”
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NASB95 Footnotes
Literally: palm
Literally: crag
Literally: God of my rock
Hebrew: Belial
Or, terrified
I.e. the nether world
Or, called
Or, in His wrath
Many mss read sped
Or, pavilions
Literally: confused
Or, uncovered
Literally: it
Literally: complete; or having integrity
Or, loyal
Literally: complete; or having integrity
Literally: twisted
Or, crush a troop
Literally: complete; or having integrity
Or, sets free
Literally: complete; or having integrity
Another reading is my
Another reading is His
Literally: answering
Literally: ankles
Literally: caused to bow down
Or, silenced
Literally: languish
Literally: gird themselves
Literally: fastnesses
Literally: the God of the rock
I.e. victories; lit salvation
Literally: seed
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