2Samuel - Chapter 22 | Good News Translation

  • 1. When the LORD saved David from Saul and his other enemies, David sang this song to the LORD:
  • 2. The LORD is my protector; he is my strong fortress.
  • 3. My God is my protection, and with him I am safe. He protects me like a shield; he defends me and keeps me safe. He is my savior; he protects me and saves me from violence.
  • 4. I call to the LORD, and he saves me from my enemies. Praise the LORD!
  • 5. The waves of death were all around me; the waves of destruction rolled over me.
  • 6. The danger of death was around me, and the grave set its trap for me.
  • 7. In my trouble I called to the LORD; I called to my God for help. In his temple he heard my voice; he listened to my cry for help.
  • 8. Then the earth trembled and shook; the foundations of the sky rocked and quivered because God was angry!
  • 9. Smoke poured out of his nostrils, a consuming flame and burning coals from his mouth.
  • 10. He tore the sky open and came down, with a dark cloud under his feet.
  • 11. He flew swiftly on his winged creature; he traveled on the wings of the wind.
  • 12. He covered himself with darkness; thick clouds, full of water, surrounded him;
  • 13. burning coals flamed up from the lightning before him.
  • 14. Then the LORD thundered from the sky, and the voice of Almighty God was heard.
  • 15. He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies; with flashes of lightning he sent them running.
  • 16. The floor of the ocean was laid bare, and the foundations of the earth were uncovered when the LORD rebuked his enemies and roared at them in anger.
  • 17. The LORD reached down from above and took hold of me; he pulled me out of the deep waters.
  • 18. He rescued me from my powerful enemies and from all those who hate me--- they were too strong for me.
  • 19. When I was in trouble, they attacked me, but the LORD protected me.
  • 20. He helped me out of danger; he saved me because he was pleased with me.
  • 21. The LORD rewards me because I do what is right; he blesses me because I am innocent.
  • 22. I have obeyed the law of the LORD; I have not turned away from my God.
  • 23. I have observed all his laws; I have not disobeyed his commands.
  • 24. He knows that I am faultless, that I have kept myself from doing wrong.
  • 25. And so he rewards me because I do what is right, because he knows that I am innocent.
  • 26. O LORD, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you, and completely good to those who are perfect.
  • 27. You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.
  • 28. You save those who are humble, but you humble those who are proud.
  • 29. You, LORD, are my light; you dispel my darkness.
  • 30. You give me strength to attack my enemies and power to overcome their defenses.
  • 31. This God---how perfect are his deeds, how dependable his words! He is like a shield for all who seek his protection.
  • 32. The LORD alone is God; God alone is our defense.
  • 33. This God is my strong refuge; he makes my pathway safe.
  • 34. He makes me sure-footed as a deer; he keeps me safe on the mountains.
  • 35. He trains me for battle, so that I can use the strongest bow.
  • 36. O LORD, you protect me and save me; your help has made me great.
  • 37. You have kept me from being captured, and I have never fallen.
  • 38. I pursue my enemies and defeat them; I do not stop until I destroy them.
  • 39. I strike them down, and they cannot rise; they lie defeated before me.
  • 40. You give me strength for the battle and victory over my enemies.
  • 41. You make my enemies run from me; I destroy those who hate me.
  • 42. They look for help, but no one saves them; they call to the LORD, but he does not answer.
  • 43. I crush them, and they become like dust; I trample on them like mud in the streets.
  • 44. You saved me from my rebellious people and maintained my rule over the nations; people I did not know have now become my subjects.
  • 45. Foreigners bow before me; when they hear me, they obey.
  • 46. They lose their courage and come trembling from their fortresses.
  • 47. The LORD lives! Praise my defender! Proclaim the greatness of the strong God who saves me!
  • 48. He gives me victory over my enemies; he subdues the nations under me
  • 49. and saves me from my foes. O LORD, you give me victory over my enemies and protect me from violent men.
  • 50. And so I praise you among the nations; I sing praises to you.
  • 51. God gives great victories to his king; he shows constant love to the one he has chosen, to David and his descendants forever.
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