2 Samuel 22

Praise for God’s Deliverance

1 Then David *1 Chr. 20:8spoke to the Lord the words of this song, on the day when the Lord had *Ex. 15:1; Deut. 31:30; Judg. 5:1delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul. 2 And he *Ps. 18:title; 34:19said:

*Ps. 18"The Lordis my rock and my *Deut. 32:4; 1 Sam. 2:2fortress and my deliverer;

3 The God of my strength, *Ps. 91:2in whom I will trust;

My *Ps. 7:1; Heb. 2:13shield and the *Gen. 15:1; Deut. 33:29; Ps. 84:11horn of my salvation,

My *Luke 1:69stronghold and my *Prov. 18:10refuge;

My Savior, You save me from violence.

4 I will call upon the Lord, whoisworthy 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.

6 The *Ps. 9:9; 46:1, 7, 11; Jer. 16:19sorrows of Sheol surrounded me;

The snares of death confronted me.

7 In my distress *Ps. 116:3I called upon the Lord,

And cried out to my God;

He *Ps. 116:4; 120:1heard my voice from His temple,

And my cry entered His ears.

8 "Then *Ex. 3:7; Ps. 34:6, 15the earth shook and trembled;

*Judg. 5:4; Ps. 77:18; 97:4The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken,

Because He was angry.

9 Smoke went up from His nostrils,

And devouring *Job 26:11fire from His mouth;

Coals were kindled by it.

10 He *Deut. 32:22; Ps. 97:3, 4; Heb. 12:29bowed the heavens also, and came down

With *Ex. 19:16–20; Is. 64:1darkness under His feet.

11 He rode upon a cherub, and flew;

And He was seen *Ex. 20:21upon the wings of the wind.

12 He made *Ps. 104:3darkness canopies around Him,

Dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

13 From the brightness before Him

Coals of fire were kindled.

14 "The Lord*Job 36:29; Ps. 97:2thundered from heaven,

And the Most High uttered His voice.

15 He sent out *1 Sam. 2:10; Job 37:2–5; Ps. 29:3arrows and scattered them;

Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.

16 Then the channels of the sea *Deut. 32:23; Josh. 10:10; 1 Sam. 7:10; Ps. 7:13were seen,

The foundations of the world were uncovered,

At the *Nah. 1:4rebuke of the Lord,

At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

17 "He*Ex. 15:8 sent from above, 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 strong for me.

19 They confronted me in the day of my calamity,

But the Lord was my *Ps. 144:7; Is. 43:2support.

20 *Is. 10:20He also brought me out into a broad place;

He delivered me because He *Ps. 31:8; 118:5delighted in me.

21 "The*2 Sam. 15:26Lord rewarded me according to my righteousness;

According to the *1 Sam. 26:23; (Ps. 7:8)cleanness of my hands

He has recompensed me.

22 For I have *(Job 17:9); Ps. 24:4kept the ways of the Lord,

And have not wickedly departed from my God.

23 For all His *Gen. 18:19; 2 Chr. 34:33; Ps. 119:3judgments were before me;

And asfor His statutes, I did not depart from them.

24 I was also *(Deut. 6:6–9; 7:12); Ps. 119:30, 102blameless before Him,

And I kept myself from my iniquity.

25 Therefore *Gen. 6:9; 7:1; Job 1:1; (Eph. 1:4; Col. 1:21, 22)the Lord has recompensed me according to my righteousness,

According to my cleanness in His eyes.

26 "With *2 Sam. 22:21the merciful You will show Yourself merciful;

With a blameless man You will show Yourself blameless;

27 With the pure You will show Yourself pure;

And *(Matt. 5:7)with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

28 You will save the *(Lev. 26:23, 24; Rom. 1:28)humble people;

But Your eyes are on *Ps. 72:12the haughty, that You may bring them down.

29 "For You are my *Job 40:11lamp, O Lord;

The Lord shall enlighten my darkness.

30 For by You I can run against a troop;

By my God I can leap over a *Ps. 119:105; 132:17wall.

31 Asfor God, *2 Sam. 5:6–8His way is perfect;

*(Deut. 32:4); Dan. 4:37; (Matt. 5:48)The word of the Lordis proven;

He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

32 "For *Ps. 12:6; (Prov. 30:5)who is God, except the Lord?

And who is a rock, except our God?

33 God is my *Is. 45:5, 6strength and power,

And He *Ps. 27:1makes my way *(Heb. 13:21)perfect.

34 He makes my feet *Ps. 101:2, 6like the feet of deer,

And *2 Sam. 2:18; Hab. 3:19sets me on my high places.

35 He teaches my hands to make war,

So that my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

36 "You have also given me the shield of Your salvation;

Your gentleness has made me great.

37 You *Is. 33:16enlarged my path under me;

So my feet did not slip.

38 "I have pursued my enemies and destroyed them;

Neither did I turn back again till they were destroyed.

39 And I have destroyed them and wounded them,

So that they could not rise;

They have fallen *2 Sam. 22:20; Prov. 4:12under my feet.

40 For You have *Mal. 4:3armed me with strength for the battle;

You have subdued under me *(Ps. 18:32)those who rose against me.

41 You have also given me the *(Ps. 44:5)necks of my enemies,

So that I destroyed those who hated me.

42 They looked, but therewas none to save;

Even*Gen. 49:8; Josh. 10:24to the Lord, but He did not answer them.

43 Then I beat them as fine *1 Sam. 28:6; Prov. 1:28; Is. 1:15as the dust of the earth;

I trod them *2 Kin. 13:7; Ps. 18:42like dirt in the streets,

And I spread them out.

44 "You*Is. 10:6 have also delivered me from the strivings of my people;

You have kept me as the *2 Sam. 3:1head of the nations.

*Deut. 28:13A people I have not known shall serve me.

45 The foreigners submit to me;

As soon as they hear, they obey me.

46 The foreigners fade away,

And come frightened *(Is. 55:5)from their hideouts.

47 "The Lord lives!

Blessed be my Rock!

Let God be exalted,

The *1 Sam. 14:11; (Mic. 7:17)Rock of my salvation!

48 Itis God who avenges me,

And *(2 Sam. 22:3); Ps. 89:26subdues the peoples under me;

49 He delivers me from my enemies.

You also lift me up above those who rise against me;

You have delivered me from the *1 Sam. 24:12; Ps. 144:2violent man.

50 Therefore I will give thanks to You, O Lord, among *Ps. 140:1, 4, 11the Gentiles,

And sing praises to Your *2 Sam. 8:1–14name.

51 "He*Ps. 57:7; Rom. 15:9 is the tower of salvation to His king,

And shows mercy to His *Ps. 144:10anointed,

To David and *Ps. 89:20his descendants forevermore."