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2|Sam.|22:1|-||a|And David spoke the words of this |1|song to Jehovah on the day when Jehovah |b|delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.
2|Sam.|22:2|-|And he said: Jehovah is my crag and my |a|fortress and my Deliverer;
2|Sam.|22:3|-||1|My God, my rock, in whom I take refuge;My |a|shield and the |b|horn of my salvation, my high retreat and my refuge;
My Savior, You save me from violence.
2|Sam.|22:4|-|I called upon Jehovah, who is worthy of praise,And from my enemies I was saved.
2|Sam.|22:5|-|For the waves of death encompassed me;The torrents of destruction assailed me.
2|Sam.|22:6|-|The |a|cords of Sheol surrounded me;The snares of death confronted me.
2|Sam.|22:7|-|In my distress I |a|called upon JehovahAnd called to my God.
And He heard my voice from His temple,And my cry came to His ears.
2|Sam.|22:8|-|Then the earth shook and quaked,And the foundations of the heavens trembled and shook about,
For He was furious.
2|Sam.|22:9|-|Smoke went up from His nostrils,And fire from His mouth devoured;
Coals blazed forth from Him.
2|Sam.|22:10|-|He bowed the heavens down and |a|descended,And deep darkness was under His feet.
2|Sam.|22:11|-|He rode upon a cherub and did fly;He was seen upon the wings of the wind.
2|Sam.|22:12|-|And He made darkness pavilions around Him:Dark waterclouds, thick clouds of the skies.
2|Sam.|22:13|-|Out of the brightness before HimFiery coals were kindled.
2|Sam.|22:14|-|Jehovah thundered from heaven,And the Most High uttered His voice.
2|Sam.|22:15|-|And He sent forth arrows and scattered |1|my enemies;Lightning bolts, and discomfited them.
2|Sam.|22:16|-|The |a|channels of the sea were seen,The foundations of the habitable land were laid bare,
By the rebuke of Jehovah,At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
2|Sam.|22:17|-|He reached forth from on high; He took me;He |a|drew me out of great waters.
2|Sam.|22:18|-|He delivered me from my strong enemyAnd from those who hate me, for they were too mighty for me.
2|Sam.|22:19|-|They confronted me in the day of my calamity,But Jehovah became my support.
2|Sam.|22:20|-|He brought me forth to a place broad and free;He rescued me, for He took delight in me.
2|Sam.|22:21|-|Jehovah has recompensed me according to my righteousness;According to the cleanness of my hands He has repaid me.
2|Sam.|22:22|-|For I have kept the ways of JehovahAnd have not acted wickedly by turning away from my God.
2|Sam.|22:23|-|For all His judgments were before me,And as for His statutes, I did not turn away from them.
2|Sam.|22:24|-|I was perfect toward Him,And I kept myself from my iniquity.
2|Sam.|22:25|-|Therefore Jehovah recompensed me according to my righteousness,According to my cleanness in His sight.
2|Sam.|22:26|-|With the faithful You show Yourself faithful,With the perfect man You show Yourself perfect,
2|Sam.|22:27|-|With the pure You show Yourself pure,And with the perverse You show Yourself contrary.
2|Sam.|22:28|-|And You save the afflicted people,But Your eyes are upon the haughty that You may bring them down;
2|Sam.|22:29|-|For You are my |a|lamp, O Jehovah.And Jehovah lights up my darkness;
2|Sam.|22:30|-|For by You I can run up against a troop;By my God I can leap over a wall.
2|Sam.|22:31|-|As for God, His way is perfect;The word of Jehovah is |a|tried.
He is a |b|shield to all who take refuge in Him.
2|Sam.|22:32|-|For who is God other than Jehovah,And who is a rock except our God?
2|Sam.|22:33|-|God is my strong fortress,And He |1|makes my way perfect;
2|Sam.|22:34|-||a|He makes |1|my feet like hinds’ feetAnd sets me on my |b|high places;
2|Sam.|22:35|-||a|He teaches my hands to wage warSo that my arms may bend a bronze bow.
2|Sam.|22:36|-|And You have given me the |a|shield of Your salvation,And Your condescending gentleness has made me great.
2|Sam.|22:37|-|You have broadened the places of my steps under me,And my feet have not slipped.
2|Sam.|22:38|-|I pursued my enemies and destroyed them,And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
2|Sam.|22:39|-|And I devoured them and shattered them, so that they did not rise up;Indeed, they have fallen under my feet.
2|Sam.|22:40|-|And You girded me with strength for war;You brought down under me those who rose up against me.
2|Sam.|22:41|-|You also made my enemies turn their back to me,And I annihilated those who hated me.
2|Sam.|22:42|-|They looked, but there was no one to save them;They looked to Jehovah, but He did not answer them.
2|Sam.|22:43|-|Then I beat them like the dust of the earth;I pounded them, I stamped them, like the mud of the streets.
2|Sam.|22:44|-|And You rescued me from the strivings of my people;You have kept me as the head of the nations;
A people whom I have |a|not known serves me.
2|Sam.|22:45|-|Foreigners come cringing to me;At the mere hearing of a report, they obey me;
2|Sam.|22:46|-|Foreigners are discouragedAnd |1|come quaking out of their fortresses.
2|Sam.|22:47|-|Jehovah |a|lives; and blessed be my rock,And exalted be God, the rock of my salvation,
2|Sam.|22:48|-|The God who executes vengeance for meAnd brings down peoples under me,
2|Sam.|22:49|-|And who brings me forth from my enemies.Yes, You exalted me above those who rise up against me;
From the violent man You delivered me.
2|Sam.|22:50|-||a|Therefore I give thanks to You among the nations, O Jehovah;And I sing psalms to Your name.
2|Sam.|22:51|-|It is He who magnifies salvation to His |a|kingAnd executes lovingkindness to His |b|anointed,
To David and to his |c|seed forever.
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