2 Samuel

¹ David sang to the Lord the words of this song when the Lord delivered him from the hand of all his enemies and from the hand of Saul.

² “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer;

³ my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent men you save me.

⁴ and I am saved from my enemies.

⁵ the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.

⁶ the snares of death confronted me.

⁷ I called out to my God. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came to his ears.

⁸ the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.

⁹ consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.

¹⁰ dark clouds were under his feet.

¹¹ he soared on the wings of the wind.

¹² the dark rain clouds of the sky.

¹³ bolts of lightning blazed forth.

¹⁴ the voice of the Most High resounded.

¹⁵ bolts of lightning and routed them.

¹⁶ and the foundations of the earth laid bare at the rebuke of the Lord, at the blast of breath from his nostrils.

¹⁷ he drew me out of deep waters.

¹⁸ from my foes, who were too strong for me.

¹⁹ but the Lord was my support.

²⁰ he rescued me because he delighted in me.

²¹ according to the cleanness of my hands he has rewarded me.

²² I have not done evil by turning from my God.

²³ I have not turned away from his decrees.

²⁴ and have kept myself from sin.

²⁵ according to my cleanness in his sight.

²⁶ to the blameless you show yourself blameless,

²⁷ but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.

²⁸ but your eyes are on the haughty to bring them low.

²⁹ the Lord turns my darkness into light.

³⁰ with my God I can scale a wall.

³¹ the word of the Lord is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.

³² And who is the Rock except our God?

³³ and makes my way perfect.

³⁴ he enables me to stand on the heights.

³⁵ my arms can bend a bow of bronze.

³⁶ you stoop down to make me great.

³⁷ so that my ankles do not turn.

³⁸ I did not turn back till they were destroyed.

³⁹ they fell beneath my feet.

⁴⁰ you made my adversaries bow at my feet.

⁴¹ and I destroyed my foes.

⁴² to the Lord, but he did not answer.

⁴³ I pounded and trampled them like mud in the streets.

⁴⁴ you have preserved me as the head of nations. People I did not know are subject to me,

⁴⁵ as soon as they hear me, they obey me.

⁴⁶ they come trembling from their strongholds.

⁴⁷ Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!

⁴⁸ who puts the nations under me,

⁴⁹ You exalted me above my foes; from violent men you rescued me.

⁵⁰ I will sing praises to your name.

⁵¹ he shows unfailing kindness to his anointed, to David and his descendants forever.”