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2 Samuel Chapter 22 (NKJV Bible)

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¹ Then David [1†]spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had [2†]delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.

² And he [3†]said: [4†]“The LORD is my rock and my [5†]fortress and my deliverer;

³ The God of my strength, [6†]in whom I will trust; My [7†]shield and the [8†]horn of my salvation, My [9†]stronghold and my [10†]refuge; 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 “When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.

⁶ The [11†]sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

⁷ In my distress [12†]I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He [13†]heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.

⁸ “Then [14†]the earth shook and trembled; [15†]The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.

⁹ Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring [16†]fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.

¹⁰ He [17†]bowed the heavens also, and came down With [18†]darkness under His feet.

¹¹ He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen [19†]upon the wings of the wind.

¹² He made [20†]darkness 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 [21†]thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.

¹⁵ He sent out [22†]arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.

¹⁶ Then the channels of the sea [23†]were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the [24†]rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

¹⁷ “He [25†] 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 [26†]support.

²⁰ [27†]He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He [28†]delighted in me.

²¹ “The [29†] LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the [30†]cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.

²² For I have [31†]kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.

²³ For all His [32†]judgments were before me; And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.

²⁴ I was also [33†]blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.

²⁵ Therefore [34†]the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His eyes.

²⁶ “With [35†]the 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 [36†]with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.

²⁸ You will save the [37†]humble people; But Your eyes are on [38†]the haughty, that You may bring them down.

²⁹ “For You are my [39†]lamp, 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 [40†]wall.

³¹ As for God, [41†]His way is perfect; [42†]The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

³² “For [43†]who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?

³³ God is my [44†]strength and power, And He [45†]makes my way [46†]perfect.

³⁴ He makes my feet [47†]like the feet of deer, And [48†]sets 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 [49†]enlarged 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 [50†]under my feet.

⁴⁰ For You have [51†]armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me [52†]those who rose against me.

⁴¹ You have also given me the [53†]necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.

⁴² They looked, but there was none to save; Even [54†]to the LORD, but He did not answer them.

⁴³ Then I beat them as fine [55†]as the dust of the earth; I trod them [56†]like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out.

⁴⁴ “You [57†] have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me as the [58†]head of the nations. [59†]A 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 [60†]from their hideouts.

⁴⁷ “The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The [61†]Rock of my salvation!

⁴⁸ It is God who avenges me, And [62†]subdues 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 [63†]violent man.

⁵⁰ Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among [64†]the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your [65†]name.

⁵¹ “He [66†] is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His [67†]anointed, To David and [68†]his descendants forevermore.”

#	NKJV Bible
1	Then David [1†]spoke to the LORD the words of this song, on the day when the LORD had [2†]delivered him from the hand of all his enemies, and from the hand of Saul.
2	And he [3†]said: [4†]“The LORD is my rock and my [5†]fortress and my deliverer;
3	The God of my strength, [6†]in whom I will trust; My [7†]shield and the [8†]horn of my salvation, My [9†]stronghold and my [10†]refuge; 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	“When the waves of death surrounded me, The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
6	The [11†]sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.
7	In my distress [12†]I called upon the LORD, And cried out to my God; He [13†]heard my voice from His temple, And my cry entered His ears.
8	“Then [14†]the earth shook and trembled; [15†]The foundations of heaven quaked and were shaken, Because He was angry.
9	Smoke went up from His nostrils, And devouring [16†]fire from His mouth; Coals were kindled by it.
10	He [17†]bowed the heavens also, and came down With [18†]darkness under His feet.
11	He rode upon a cherub, and flew; And He was seen [19†]upon the wings of the wind.
12	He made [20†]darkness 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 [21†]thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered His voice.
15	He sent out [22†]arrows and scattered them; Lightning bolts, and He vanquished them.
16	Then the channels of the sea [23†]were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered, At the [24†]rebuke of the LORD, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
17	“He [25†] 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 [26†]support.
20	[27†]He also brought me out into a broad place; He delivered me because He [28†]delighted in me.
21	“The [29†] LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; According to the [30†]cleanness of my hands He has recompensed me.
22	For I have [31†]kept the ways of the LORD, And have not wickedly departed from my God.
23	For all His [32†]judgments were before me; And as for His statutes, I did not depart from them.
24	I was also [33†]blameless before Him, And I kept myself from my iniquity.
25	Therefore [34†]the LORD has recompensed me according to my righteousness, According to my cleanness in His eyes.
26	“With [35†]the 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 [36†]with the devious You will show Yourself shrewd.
28	You will save the [37†]humble people; But Your eyes are on [38†]the haughty, that You may bring them down.
29	“For You are my [39†]lamp, 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 [40†]wall.
31	As for God, [41†]His way is perfect; [42†]The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
32	“For [43†]who is God, except the LORD? And who is a rock, except our God?
33	God is my [44†]strength and power, And He [45†]makes my way [46†]perfect.
34	He makes my feet [47†]like the feet of deer, And [48†]sets 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 [49†]enlarged 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 [50†]under my feet.
40	For You have [51†]armed me with strength for the battle; You have subdued under me [52†]those who rose against me.
41	You have also given me the [53†]necks of my enemies, So that I destroyed those who hated me.
42	They looked, but there was none to save; Even [54†]to the LORD, but He did not answer them.
43	Then I beat them as fine [55†]as the dust of the earth; I trod them [56†]like dirt in the streets, And I spread them out.
44	“You [57†] have also delivered me from the strivings of my people; You have kept me as the [58†]head of the nations. [59†]A 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 [60†]from their hideouts.
47	“The LORD lives! Blessed be my Rock! Let God be exalted, The [61†]Rock of my salvation!
48	It is God who avenges me, And [62†]subdues 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 [63†]violent man.
50	Therefore I will give thanks to You, O LORD, among [64†]the Gentiles, And sing praises to Your [65†]name.
51	“He [66†] is the tower of salvation to His king, And shows mercy to His [67†]anointed, To David and [68†]his descendants forevermore.”